Control of biofilm formation: antibiotics and beyond

A Algburi, N Comito, D Kashtanov… - Applied and …, 2017 - Am Soc Microbiol
Biofilm-associated bacteria are less sensitive to antibiotics than free-living (planktonic) cells.
Furthermore, with variations in the concentration of antibiotics throughout a biofilm, microbial …

Effectiveness and mechanisms of essential oils for biofilm control on food-contact surfaces: An updated review

C Rossi, C Chaves-López, A Serio… - Critical Reviews in …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Microbial biofilms represent a constant source of contamination in the food industry, being
also a real threat for human health. In fact, most of biofilm-producing bacteria are becoming …

Encapsulation of Cardamom Essential Oil in Chitosan Nano-composites: In-vitro Efficacy on Antibiotic-Resistant Bacterial Pathogens and Cytotoxicity Studies

B Jamil, R Abbasi, S Abbasi, M Imran… - Frontiers in …, 2016 - frontiersin.org
Natural antimicrobial agents, particularly essential oils present an excellent alternative to
current antibiotics due to their potent and broad-spectrum antimicrobial potential, unique …

Antibacterial and Antibiofilm Activities of Cinnamomum Sp. Essential Oil and Cinnamaldehyde: Antimicrobial Activities

DF Firmino, TTA Cavalcante, GA Gomes… - The Scientific World …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
To assess the activities of essential oils derived from the trunk bark of Cinnamomum
zeylanicum (EOCz) and Cinnamomum cassia (EOCc) as well as cinnamaldehyde on …

Recent advances to combat ESKAPE pathogens with special reference to essential oils

SK Panda, S Buroni, SS Swain, A Bonacorsi… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Biofilm-associated bacteria, especially ESKAPE pathogens (Enterococcus faecium,
Staphylococcus aureus, Klebsiella pneumoniae, Acinetobacter baumannii, Pseudomonas …

Pseudomonas biofilms: possibilities of their control

J Masák, A Čejková, O Schreiberová… - FEMS microbiology …, 2014 - academic.oup.com
Genus Pseudomonas includes a large number of species that can be encountered in
biotechnological processes as well as in the role of serious human or plant pathogens …

Antimicrobial and antioxidant activities of Cinnamomum cassia essential oil and its application in food preservation

M Kačániová, L Galovičová, V Valková, E Tvrdá… - Open …, 2021 - degruyter.com
This study was designed to investigate chemical and antioxidant properties, as well as the
antimicrobial and antibiofilm behaviour of Cinnamomum cassia essential oil (CCEO). MALDI …

Anti-biofilm and virulence factor-reducing activities of essential oils and oil components as a possible option for bacterial infection control

J Reichling - Planta Medica, 2020 - thieme-connect.com
Pathogenic biofilm-associated bacteria that adhere to biological or nonbiological surfaces
are a big challenge to the healthcare and food industries. Antibiotics or disinfectants often …

Beyond the risk of biofilms: An up-and-coming battleground of bacterial life and potential antibiofilm agents

M Zeineldin, A Esmael, RR Al-Hindi, MG Alharbi… - Life, 2023 - mdpi.com
Microbial pathogens and their virulence factors like biofilms are one of the major factors
which influence the disease process and its outcomes. Biofilms are a complex microbial …

Biofilm formation of pathogenic bacteria isolated from aquatic animals

L De Silva, GJ Heo - Archives of Microbiology, 2023 - Springer
Bacterial biofilm formation is one of the dynamic processes, which facilitates bacteria cells to
attach to a surface and accumulate as a colony. With the help of biofilm formation …