Plant phenolics and phenolic-enriched extracts as antimicrobial agents against food-contaminating microorganisms

M Takó, EB Kerekes, C Zambrano, A Kotogán, T Papp… - Antioxidants, 2020 - mdpi.com
Phenolic compounds and extracts with bioactive properties can be obtained from many
kinds of plant materials. These natural substances have gained attention in the food …

Back to Nature: Medicinal plants as promising sources for antibacterial drugs in the post-antibiotic era

EM Abdallah, BY Alhatlani, R de Paula Menezes… - Plants, 2023 - mdpi.com
Undoubtedly, the advent of antibiotics in the 19th century had a substantial impact,
increasing human life expectancy. However, a multitude of scientific investigations now …

African herbal medicines: Adverse effects and cytotoxic potentials with different therapeutic applications

K Okaiyeto, OO Oguntibeju - … journal of environmental research and public …, 2021 - mdpi.com
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 …

Anti-vibrio and immune-enhancing activity of medicinal plants in shrimp: A comprehensive review

AK Ghosh, SK Panda, W Luyten - Fish & Shellfish Immunology, 2021 - Elsevier
Disease epidemics in shrimp aquaculture increase apace with the development of
aquaculture systems throughout the world. The disease caused by Vibrio spp.(vibriosis) is …

Synergistic role of plant extracts and essential oils against multidrug resistance and Gram-negative bacterial strains producing extended-spectrum β-lactamases

M Alam, N Bano, T Ahmad, AB Sharangi, TK Upadhyay… - Antibiotics, 2022 - mdpi.com
Plants, being the significant and natural source of medication for humankind against several
ailments with characteristic substances hidden on them, have been recognized for many …

Valorization of winemaking by-products as a novel source of antibacterial properties: new strategies to fight antibiotic resistance

A Silva, V Silva, G Igrejas, I Gaivão, A Aires, N Klibi… - Molecules, 2021 - mdpi.com
The emergence of antibiotic-resistance in bacteria has limited the ability to treat bacterial
infections, besides increasing their morbidity and mortality at the global scale. The need for …

Synergistic interaction of eugenol and antimicrobial drugs in eradication of single and mixed biofilms of Candida albicans and Streptococcus mutans

H Jafri, G Banerjee, MSA Khan, I Ahmad… - AMB Express, 2020 - Springer
In vitro eradication of the C. albicans and S. mutans mixed biofilms by eugenol alone and in
combination with the antimicrobial drugs. Previously characterized strains of C. albicans …

Synergistic Antibiofilm Effect of Thymol and Piperine in Combination with Aminoglycosides Antibiotics against Four Salmonella enterica Serovars

CR Tokam Kuaté, B Bisso Ndezo… - Evidence‐Based …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Biofilms related to human infection have high levels of pathogenicity due to their resistance
to antimicrobial agents. The discovery of antibiofilm agents is necessary. One approach to …

Nanotechnology: a contemporary therapeutic approach in combating infections from multidrug-resistant bacteria

B Brar, S Marwaha, AK Poonia, B Koul, S Kajla… - Archives of …, 2023 - Springer
In the 20th century, the discovery of antibiotics played an essential role in the fight against
infectious diseases, including meningitis, typhoid fever, pneumonia and Mycobacterium …

Antimicrobial lipids from plants and marine organisms: An overview of the current state-of-the-art and future prospects

E Alves, M Dias, D Lopes, A Almeida, MR Domingues… - Antibiotics, 2020 - mdpi.com
In the actual post-antibiotic era, novel ways of rethinking antimicrobial research approaches
are more urgent than ever. Natural compounds with antimicrobial activity such as fatty acids …