Garlic (Allium sativum), a popular food spice and flavoring agent, has also been used
traditionally to treat various ailments especially bacterial infections for centuries in various …

In recent years, many studies have shown that phytochemicals exert their antibacterial
activity through different mechanisms of action, such as damage to the bacterial membrane …

Decreased antimicrobial efficiency has become a global public health issue. The paucity of
new antibacterial drugs is evident, and the arsenal against infectious diseases needs to be …

Biofilms are a complex group of microbial cells that adhere to the exopolysaccharide matrix
present on the surface of medical devices. Biofilm-associated infections in the medical …

Nectar properties tend to be similar for plants visited by the same kinds of pollinators, and
much of the available information on nectar chemistry has been collected in the context of …

Biofilms contain cluster of microorganisms that are found to be associated with the biotic and
abiotic surfaces. Biofilm formation is a dynamic process and different mechanisms are …

Garlic (Allium sativum) has long been known to have antibacterial, antifungal and antiviral
properties but there are few data on its effects against oral bacterial species particularly …

The pathogenesis of many orthopaedic infections is related to the presence of
microorganisms in biofilms. I examine the emerging understanding of the mechanisms of …

Background Up until the early twentieth century infectious diseases were the most common
and serious health problem worldwide, with degenerative disorders only dominating in …

The increasing interest and applications of sulfoxides have stimulated investigations on new
methodologies of sulfoxide synthesis. Organic sulfoxides are useful synthetic intermediates …