Mixed-species biofilms in the food industry: current knowledge and novel control strategies

L Yuan, MF Hansen, HL Røder, N Wang… - Critical reviews in …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Attachment of microorganisms to food contact surfaces and the subsequent formation of
biofilms may cause equipment damage, food spoilage and even diseases. Mixed-species …

Antivirulence properties and related mechanisms of spice essential oils: A comprehensive review

D Zhang, RY Gan, JR Zhang, AK Farha… - … Reviews in Food …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
In recent decades, reduced antimicrobial effectiveness, increased bacterial infection, and
newly emerged microbial resistance have become global public issues, leading to an urgent …

NSAIDs as a drug repurposing strategy for biofilm control

C Leão, A Borges, M Simões - Antibiotics, 2020 - mdpi.com
Persistent infections, usually associated with biofilm-producing bacteria, are challenging for
both medical and scientific communities. The potential interest in drug repurposing for …

Efficient biofilms eradication by enzymatic-cocktail of pancreatic protease type-I and bacterial α-amylase

SC Jee, M Kim, JS Sung, AA Kadam - Polymers, 2020 - mdpi.com
Removal of biofilms is extremely pivotal in environmental and medicinal fields. Therefore,
reporting the new-enzymes and their combinations for dispersal of infectious biofilms can be …

Synergistic mode of action of catechin, vanillic and protocatechuic acids to inhibit the adhesion of uropathogenic Escherichia coli on silicone surfaces

AT Bernal‐Mercado… - Journal of applied …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Aims To study the individual and combined contribution of catechin, protocatechuic and
vanillic acids to inhibit the adhesion of uropathogenic Escherichia coli (UPEC) on the …

Mitigating biofouling with a vanillin coating on thin film composite reverse osmosis membranes

H Shin, C Park, CK Lee, YS Lee, JO Kim - Environmental Science and …, 2020 - Springer
Several methods, such as pretreatment, membrane surface modification, feed water
chlorination, and chemical cleaning, have recently been applied to control biofouling on …

Insights into quorum sensing (QS): QS-regulated biofilm and inhibitors

WS Tan, JWF Law, LNS Law… - … in Microbes and …, 2020 - research.monash.edu
In the environment, bacteria can communicate with a known mechanism called quorum
sensing (QS). These bacteria will communicate in a group for social interactions like a multi …

Influence of sodium chlorate, ferulic acid, and essential oils on Escherichia coli and porcine fecal microbiota

C Arzola-Alvarez, ME Hume… - Journal of Animal …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
The influence of sodium chlorate (SC), ferulic acid (FA), and essential oils (EO) was
examined on the survivability of two porcine diarrhetic enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli …

Efficacy assessment of various natural and organic antimicrobials against Escherichia coli O157:H7, Salmonella enteritidis and Listeria monocytogenes

DH Amin, A Abolmaaty - Bulletin of the National Research Centre, 2020 - Springer
Background Foodborne illness is a public health alarm with a deleterious effect on human
health and the economy all over the world. Searching for possible solutions to beat …

Catalase Activity and Hydrophobicity Test of Bacteria Susceptible to Extracts of Cleistopholis Patens and Piliostigma Reticulatum

AO Daniels, T Temikotan, AO Akinkugbe… - European Journal of …, 2020 - ejbio.org
Antibacterial effect of the ethanol, methanol and ethyl acetate extracts of Piliostigma
reticulatum and Cleistopholis patens on ten pathogenic bacteria including Pseudomonas …