[HTML][HTML] An overview of biofilm formation–combating strategies and mechanisms of action of antibiofilm agents

ST Asma, K Imre, A Morar, V Herman, U Acaroz… - Life, 2022 - mdpi.com
Biofilm formation on surfaces via microbial colonization causes infections and has become a
major health issue globally. The biofilm lifestyle provides resistance to environmental …

Current and recent advanced strategies for combating biofilms

M Sadekuzzaman, S Yang… - … Reviews in Food …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Biofilms are matrix‐enclosed microbial aggregates that adhere to a biological or
nonbiological surface. Biofilm formation is a significant problem in the medical, food, and …

[HTML][HTML] Natural medicine a promising candidate in combating microbial biofilm

A Shamim, A Ali, Z Iqbal, MA Mirza, M Aqil, SM Kawish… - Antibiotics, 2023 - mdpi.com
Studies on biofilm-related infections are gaining prominence owing to their involvement in
most clinical infections and seriously threatening global public health. A biofilm is a natural …

A review of natural products with anti-biofilm activity

X Song, YX Xia, ZD He, HJ Zhang - Current Organic Chemistry, 2018 - ingentaconnect.com
Background: Biofilm is a microbial community of microbes that attach to a surface and are
enclosed in an extracellular polymeric substance (EPS). Formation of these sessile …

[HTML][HTML] Inhibition of mycothione disulphide reductase and mycobacterial biofilm by selected South African plants

CB Oosthuizen, N Gasa, CJ Hamilton, N Lall - South African Journal of …, 2019 - Elsevier
The causative agent of tuberculosis is the bacterium Mycobacterium tuberculosis. It is the
second leading cause of death worldwide. The development of resistance associated with …

[HTML][HTML] Antimycobacterial mechanism of vanillin involves disruption of cell-surface integrity, virulence attributes, and iron homeostasis

S Sharma, R Pal, S Hameed… - The International Journal of …, 2016 - journals.lww.com
Methods: Drug susceptibilities were performed using broth microdilution, spot, and filter-disc
assays. Membrane damage was studied by nitrocefin hydrolysis and electron microscopy …

Antibacterial, Antibiofilm, and Efflux Pump Inhibitory Properties of the Crude Extract and Fractions from Acacia macrostachya Stem Bark

AF Barfour, AY Mensah… - The Scientific World …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Microbial infections remain a public health problem due to the upsurge of bacterial
resistance. In this study, the antibacterial, antibiofilm, and efflux pump inhibitory activities of …

[HTML][HTML] Bioactive constituents with antibacterial, resistance modulation, anti-biofilm formation and efflux pump inhibition properties from Aidia genipiflora stem bark

D Anokwah, E Asante-Kwatia, AY Mensah… - Clinical …, 2021 - Springer
Background Antimicrobial resistance is a global health challenge. The involvement of
bacterial biofilms and efflux pumps in the development of multidrug resistance (MDR) is well …

Synergy between antibiotics and natural agents results in increased antimicrobial activity against Staphylococcus epidermidis

SH Abidi, K Ahmed, SK Sherwani, SU Kazmi - The journal of infection in …, 2015 - jidc.org
Introduction: Staphylococcus epidermidis is one of the most frequent causes of biofilm-
associated infections on indwelling medical devices. With the emergence of methicillin …

[HTML][HTML] In-vitro anti-tuberculosis, anti-efflux pumps and anti-biofilm effects of Crinum asiaticum bulbs

M Ofori, CA Danquah, S Ativui… - Biomedical and …, 2021 - biomedpharmajournal.org
Drug resistant tuberculosis remains one of the major challenges associated with treatment
and management of tuberculosis (TB) in the public health system and in clinical settings. In …