Plant natural products targeting bacterial virulence factors

LN Silva, KR Zimmer, AJ Macedo, DS Trentin - Chemical reviews, 2016 - ACS Publications
Decreased antimicrobial efficiency has become a global public health issue. The paucity of
new antibacterial drugs is evident, and the arsenal against infectious diseases needs to be …

Plant-derived antimicrobial compounds: alternatives to antibiotics

D Savoia - Future microbiology, 2012 - Taylor & Francis
The increasing incidence of drug-resistant pathogens has drawn the attention of the
pharmaceutical and scientific communities towards studies on the potential antimicrobial …

Resistance of bacterial biofilms to disinfectants: a review

A Bridier, R Briandet, V Thomas, F Dubois-Brissonnet - Biofouling, 2011 - Taylor & Francis
A biofilm can be defined as a community of microorganisms adhering to a surface and
surrounded by a complex matrix of extrapolymeric substances. It is now generally accepted …

Current herbal medicine as an alternative treatment in dentistry: In vitro, in vivo and clinical studies

ET Moghadam, M Yazdanian, E Tahmasebi… - European journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
Since the time that human population comprehended the importance of general health
maintenance and the burden of disease, there has been a search for healing properties in …

Drug resistance of bacterial dental biofilm and the potential use of natural compounds as alternative for prevention and treatment

B Kouidhi, YMA Al Qurashi, K Chaieb - Microbial pathogenesis, 2015 - Elsevier
Oral diseases, such as dental caries and periodontal disease are directly linked with the
ability of bacteria to form biofilm. The development of dental caries involves acidogenic and …

Biofilm formation by Salmonella sp. in the poultry industry: Detection, control and eradication strategies

L Merino, F Procura, FM Trejo, DJ Bueno… - Food Research …, 2019 - Elsevier
Salmonella represents an important global public health problem and it is an emerging
zoonotic bacterial threat in the poultry industry. Diverse registered human cases of …

Obliteration of bacterial growth and biofilm through ROS generation by facilely synthesized green silver nanoparticles

S Qayyum, M Oves, AU Khan - PloS one, 2017 - journals.plos.org
Mangifera indica inflorescence aqueous extract was utilized for production of green AgNPs.
Synthesized AgNPs were characterized by UV-vis spectrophotometry, XRD, TEM, FESEM …

Calcium fluoride nanoparticles induced suppression of Streptococcus mutans biofilm: an in vitro and in vivo approach

S Kulshrestha, S Khan, S Hasan, ME Khan… - Applied microbiology …, 2016 - Springer
Biofilm formation on the tooth surface is the root cause of dental caries and periodontal
diseases. Streptococcus mutans is known to produce biofilm which is one of the primary …

A review of microbial biofilms of produce: Future challenge to food safety

IK Jahid, SD Ha - Food Science and Biotechnology, 2012 - Springer
Outbreaks of produce-related food-borne pathogens have undergone a sharp increase in
last three decades because of high produce consumption. A paradigm of food safety for …

A graphene/zinc oxide nanocomposite film protects dental implant surfaces against cariogenic Streptococcus mutans

S Kulshrestha, S Khan, R Meena, BR Singh, AU Khan - Biofouling, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
Oral biofilms play a crucial role in the development of dental caries and other periodontal
diseases. Streptococcus mutans is one of the primary etiological agents in dental caries …