Antimicrobial activity of natural products against Clostridium difficile in vitro

N Roshan, TV Riley, KA Hammer - Journal of applied …, 2017 - academic.oup.com
Aims To investigate the antimicrobial activity of various natural products against Clostridium
difficile in vitro. Methods and Results The antibacterial activity of 20 natural products was …

Natural products show diverse mechanisms of action against Clostridium difficile

N Roshan, TV Riley, DR Knight, JH Steer… - Journal of applied …, 2019 - academic.oup.com
Aims To investigate the mechanisms of action of natural products with bactericidal
(cinnamon root powder, peppermint oil, trans‐cinnamaldehyde, menthol and zingerone) or …

[HTML][HTML] Inhibition of Clostridium difficile by natural herbal extracts

KM Aljarallah - Journal of Taibah University Medical Sciences, 2016 - Elsevier
Objectives Clostridium difficile is a causative agent of nosocomial diarrhoea worldwide
including KSA. Antibiotic treatment of C. difficile infections has been associated with …

Antibacterial and antibiofilm activities of some plant essential oils and synergistic effects of cinnamon essential oil with vancomycin against Clostridioides difficile: in …

MN Tosun, G Taylan… - Letters in Applied …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
The detection of resistant strains of Clostridioides difficile against existing antibiotics and the
side effects led to the investigation of alternative agents. Inhibition zones of various essential …

Prospects for flavonoid and related phytochemicals as nature‐inspired treatments for Clostridium difficile infection

X Wu, MZ Alam, L Feng, LS Tsutsumi… - Journal of applied …, 2014 - academic.oup.com
Aims There is a need for novel treatments for Clostridium difficile infection (CDI).
Antibacterial flavonoids are part of a large family of polyphenol phytochemicals with a long …

Non-conventional antimicrobial and alternative therapies for the treatment of Clostridium difficile infection

N Roshan, KA Hammer, TV Riley - Anaerobe, 2018 - Elsevier
Clostridium difficile is an anaerobic, Gram-positive, spore-forming bacillus that causes
disease ranging from self-limiting diarrhoea to severe pseudomembranous colitis. C. difficile …

[HTML][HTML] Effect of natural products on the production and activity of Clostridium difficile toxins in vitro

N Roshan, TV Riley, DR Knight, KA Hammer - Scientific Reports, 2018 - nature.com
Clostridium difficile infection is a toxin-mediated disease of the colon. C. difficile virulence is
primarily attributed to the production of toxin A and toxin B; thus this study was aimed to …

In Vitro Evaluation of Antimicrobial Activity of Lactic Acid Bacteria against Clostridium difficile

JS Lee, MJ Chung, JG Seo - Toxicological research, 2013 - Springer
Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) has become a significant threat to public health. Although
broad-spectrum antibiotic therapy is the primary treatment option for CDI., its use has evident …

Alternative Therapies for Clostridium difficile Infections

C Venuto, M Butler, ED Ashley… - … : The Journal of Human …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
Clostridium difficile infection is a serious condition responsible for significant morbidity and
mortality, especially in patients being treated with antimicrobials. Increasing frequency of the …

Carvacrol reduces Clostridium difficile sporulation and spore outgrowth in vitro

S Mooyottu, G Flock… - Journal of Medical …, 2017 - microbiologyresearch.org
Purpose. Clostridium difficile is an anaerobic spore-forming pathogen that causes a serious
toxin-mediated enteric disease in humans. Therapeutic agents that are capable of reducing …