Pathogenic microorganisms and their chronic pathogenicity are significant concerns in
biomedical research. Biofilm-linked persistent infections are not easy to treat due to resident …

The African continent is naturally endowed with various plant species with nutritional and
medicinal benefits. About 80% of the people in developing countries rely on folk medicines …

Biofilms are aggregates formed as a protective survival state by microorganisms to adapt to
the environment and can be resistant to antimicrobial agents and host immune responses …

Background After almost 100 years since evidence of biofilm mode of growth and decades
of intensive investigation about their formation, regulatory pathways and mechanisms of …

Mixed-species biofilm is one of the most frequently recorded clinical problems. Mixed
biofilms develop as a result of interactions between microorganisms of a single or multiple …

Fungi from the genus Candida are very important human and animal pathogens. Many
strains can produce biofilms, which inhibit the activity of antifungal drugs and increase the …

Oral candidiasis is an opportunistic infection of the oral mucosa sustained by fungi of the
genus Candida. Various Candida species, with a predominance of C. albicans, normally a …

The development of new antifungal agents that target biofilms is an urgent need. Natural
products, mainly from the plant kingdom, represent an invaluable source of these entities …

Background Wounds have become a major health challenge worldwide, presenting marked
humanistic and economic burdens such as disabilities and death. Annually, approximately …

Ethnopharmacological relevance Tetradenia riparia (commonly known as ginger bush) is
frequently used in traditional African medicine to treat foodborne infections including …