Traditional treatment of infectious diseases is based on compounds that aim to kill or inhibit
bacterial growth. The bacterial resistance against antibiotics is a serious issue for public …

Food can harbor a variety of microorganisms including spoilage and pathogenic bacteria.
Many bacterial processes, including production of degrading enzymes, virulence factors …

Aims The study aimed to perform a systematic investigation of the effects of quercetin on
biofilm formation and virulence factors in Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Methods and Results …

The utilization of natural raw materials has been practiced for centuries. Of raw materials,
wood and its bark have outstanding significance because of their special chemical …

Ethnopharmacological relevance This review provides information on the antimicrobial
research which has taken place on South African natural products for the last eight years …

Quorum sensing (QS) is a global gene regulatory mechanism in bacteria for various traits
including virulence factors. Disabling QS system with anti-infective agent is considered as a …

Microbes are hardly seen as planktonic species and are most commonly found as biofilm
communities in cases of chronic infections. Biofilms are regarded as a biological condition …

Bacterial quorum sensing (QS) is a density dependent communication system that regulates
the expression of certain genes including production of virulence factors in many pathogens …

Serratia marcescens is an opportunistic nosocomial pathogen and causes wound and burn
infections. It shows high resistance to antibiotics and its pathogenicity is mediated by an …

Ethnopharmacological relevance Piper betle, a tropical creeper plant belongs to the family
Piperaceae. The leaves of this plant have been well known for their therapeutic, religious …