Microbial biofilm: formation, architecture, antibiotic resistance, and control strategies

MA Rather, K Gupta, M Mandal - Brazilian Journal of Microbiology, 2021 - Springer
The assembly of microorganisms over a surface and their ability to develop resistance
against available antibiotics are major concerns of interest. To survive against harsh …

[HTML][HTML] Phytochemicals for human disease: An update on plant-derived compounds antibacterial activity

R Barbieri, E Coppo, A Marchese, M Daglia… - Microbiological …, 2017 - Elsevier
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 …

Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli infection of weaned pigs: Intestinal challenges and nutritional intervention to enhance disease resistance

K Kim, M Song, Y Liu, P Ji - Frontiers in immunology, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli (ETEC) infection induced post-weaning diarrhea is one of
the leading causes of morbidity and mortality in newly weaned pigs and one of the …

Cyclometalated iridium (III) luminescent complexes in therapy and phototherapy

A Zamora, G Vigueras, V Rodríguez… - Coordination Chemistry …, 2018 - Elsevier
Octahedral Ir (III) complexes bearing cyclometalated ligands exhibit a great stability in
biological media and are excellent therapeutical and phototherapeutical candidates for …

Biofilms in diabetic foot ulcers: impact, risk factors and control strategies

AC Afonso, D Oliveira, MJ Saavedra, A Borges… - International journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Diabetic foot ulcers (DFUs) are a serious complication from diabetes mellitus, with a huge
economic, social and psychological impact on the patients' life. One of the main reasons why …

New perspectives on the use of phytochemicals as an emergent strategy to control bacterial infections including biofilms

A Borges, AC Abreu, C Dias, MJ Saavedra, F Borges… - Molecules, 2016 - mdpi.com
The majority of current infectious diseases are almost untreatable by conventional antibiotic
therapy given the advent of multidrug-resistant bacteria. The degree of severity and the …

Mechanisms and impact of biofilms and targeting of biofilms using bioactive compounds—A review

AV Samrot, A Abubakar Mohamed, E Faradjeva… - Medicina, 2021 - mdpi.com
Biofilms comprising aggregates of microorganisms or multicellular communities have been a
major issue as they cause resistance against antimicrobial agents and biofouling. To date …

Comparison of Techniques and Solvents on the Antimicrobial and Antioxidant Potential of Extracts from Acacia dealbata and Olea europaea

A Borges, H José, V Homem, M Simões - Antibiotics, 2020 - mdpi.com
Ethnopharmacological use of plant natural extracts has been known since ancient times.
The optimization of plant molecule extraction is fundamental in obtaining relevant extraction …

The action of phytochemicals in biofilm control

ASC Gonçalves, MM Leitão, M Simões… - Natural Product …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Covering: 2009 to 2021 Antimicrobial resistance is now rising to dangerously high levels in
all parts of the world, threatening the treatment of an ever-increasing range of infectious …

The potential of systems biology to discover antibacterial mechanisms of plant phenolics

CS Rempe, KP Burris, SC Lenaghan… - Frontiers in …, 2017 - frontiersin.org
Drug resistance of bacterial pathogens is a growing problem that can be addressed through
the discovery of compounds with novel mechanisms of antibacterial activity. Natural …