Phytochemical-based nanocomposites for the treatment of bacterial biofilms

CH Li, X Chen, RF Landis, Y Geng… - ACS infectious …, 2019 - ACS Publications
Biofilm infections are responsible for at least 65% of human bacterial infections. These
biofilms are refractory to conventional antibiotics, leading to chronic infections and …

Antimicrobial activity of grape, apple and pitahaya residue extracts after carbohydrase treatment against food-related bacteria

C Zambrano, EB Kerekes, A Kotogán, T Papp… - Lwt, 2019 - Elsevier
In this study, antimicrobial, anti-quorum sensing and anti-biofilm forming activities of
phenolic-enriched extracts produced by enzyme-assisted extraction from oven-dried and …

Star anise (Illicium verum Hook. f.) essential oil: Antioxidant properties and antibacterial activity against Acinetobacter baumannii

 Luís, S Sousa, J Wackerlig… - Flavour and …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
The increased resistance of pathogenic bacteria to multiple antimicrobial agents is
becoming a significant public health threat. For many pathogenic bacteria there are already …

Evaluation of cinnamaldehyde and cinnamic acid derivatives in microbial growth control

JF Malheiro, JY Maillard, F Borges, M Simões - International …, 2019 - Elsevier
The conspicuous absence of novel and effective strategies to control microbial growth, both
in the food and healthcare industries and evidence of increasing microbial resistance to …

[HTML][HTML] Comparative study of inhibitory potential of dietary phytochemicals against quorum sensing activity of and biofilm formation by Chromobacterium violaceum …

EB Bali, KE Türkmen, D Erdönmez… - Food technology and …, 2019 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Quorum sensing (QS) and biofilm formation are important mechanisms related to antibiotic
resistance of many pathogens. Alternative treatments are needed to prevent recurrent or …

Mosloflavone attenuates the quorum sensing controlled virulence phenotypes and biofilm formation in Pseudomonas aeruginosa PAO1: In vitro, in vivo and in silico …

S Hnamte, P Parasuraman, S Ranganathan… - Microbial …, 2019 - Elsevier
Quorum sensing (QS) is the cell density dependent communication network which
coordinates the production of pathogenic determinants in majority of pathogenic bacteria …

The new buzz: Investigating the antimicrobial interactions between bioactive compounds found in South African propolis

K Kharsany, A Viljoen, C Leonard… - Journal of …, 2019 - Elsevier
Ethnopharmacological relevance Propolis, a resinous substance produced by the Apis
mellifera bee, contains a number of flavonoids sourced from plants found in the surrounding …

[HTML][HTML] Anti-quorum sensing and antimicrobial activities of South African medicinal plants against uropathogens

IT Baloyi, S Cosa, S Combrinck, CM Leonard… - South African Journal of …, 2019 - Elsevier
Urinary tract infections (UTIs) primarily affect women and have increasingly become a
serious health problem globally. These infections are largely attributed to the quorum …

Antibiofilm activity of coenzyme Q0 against Salmonella Typhimurium and its effect on adhesion–invasion and survival–replication

Y Yang, J Li, Y Yin, D Guo, T Jin, N Guan, Y Shi… - Applied microbiology …, 2019 - Springer
Abstract Salmonella Typhimurium, a common Gram-negative foodborne pathogen,
threatens public health and hinders the development of the food industry. In this study, we …

Anti-attachment, anti-biofilm, and antioxidant properties of Brassicaceae extracts on Escherichia coli O157:H7

WS Hu, DM Nam, JY Choi, JS Kim, OK Koo - Food Science and …, 2019 - Springer
Bacteria can survive and persist in food processing environments by attachment and biofilm
formation and transfer to food products, causing serious foodborne illness. In this study, we …