Prevention of biofilm formation by quorum quenching

E Paluch, J Rewak-Soroczyńska, I Jędrusik… - Applied microbiology …, 2020 - Springer
Quorum sensing (QS) is a mechanism that enables microbial communication. It is based on
the constant secretion of signaling molecules to the environment. The main role of QS is the …

Essential oils and antifungal activity

F Nazzaro, F Fratianni, R Coppola, V De Feo - Pharmaceuticals, 2017 - mdpi.com
Since ancient times, folk medicine and agro-food science have benefitted from the use of
plant derivatives, such as essential oils, to combat different diseases, as well as to preserve …

Plant phenolics and phenolic-enriched extracts as antimicrobial agents against food-contaminating microorganisms

M Takó, EB Kerekes, C Zambrano, A Kotogán, T Papp… - Antioxidants, 2020 - mdpi.com
Phenolic compounds and extracts with bioactive properties can be obtained from many
kinds of plant materials. These natural substances have gained attention in the food …

[HTML][HTML] Effect of essential oils on pathogenic bacteria

F Nazzaro, F Fratianni, L De Martino, R Coppola… - Pharmaceuticals, 2013 - mdpi.com
The increasing resistance of microorganisms to conventional chemicals and drugs is a
serious and evident worldwide problem that has prompted research into the identification of …

Flavonoids suppress Pseudomonas aeruginosa virulence through allosteric inhibition of quorum-sensing receptors

JE Paczkowski, S Mukherjee, AR McCready… - Journal of Biological …, 2017 - ASBMB
Quorum sensing is a process of cell-cell communication that bacteria use to regulate
collective behaviors. Quorum sensing depends on the production, detection, and group …

Chemical signaling involved in plant–microbe interactions

FO Chagas, R de Cassia Pessotti… - Chemical Society …, 2018 - pubs.rsc.org
Microorganisms are found everywhere, and they are closely associated with plants.
Because the establishment of any plant–microbe association involves chemical …

Phytochemicals as modifiers of gut microbial communities

G Dingeo, A Brito, H Samouda, M Iddir, MR La Frano… - Food & function, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
A healthy gut microbiota (GM) is paramount for a healthy lifestyle. Alterations of the GM have
been involved in the aetiology of several chronic diseases, including obesity and type 2 …

Effect of phenolic compounds on the growth of selected probiotic and pathogenic bacteria

R Pacheco‐Ordaz, A Wall‐Medrano… - Letters in applied …, 2018 - academic.oup.com
Fruit extracts from different tissues (pulp, seed and peel) have shown antimicrobial and
prebiotic activities related to their phenolic profile, although structure‐specific evaluations …

Effect of Adiantum philippense Extract on Biofilm Formation, Adhesion With Its Antibacterial Activities Against Foodborne Pathogens, and Characterization of Bioactive …

M Adnan, M Patel, S Deshpande, M Alreshidi… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Adiantum philippense (A. philippense), an ethnomedicinally important fern, has become an
interesting herb in the search for novel bioactive metabolites, which can also be used as …

Effects of quorum sensing on the biofilm formation and viable but non-culturable state

J Li, X Zhao - Food research international, 2020 - Elsevier
Quorum sensing exists widely in all kinds of microorganisms and is a communication
channel for microorganisms. Many bacterial processes, including virulence factor …