The Molecular Architecture of Pseudomonas aeruginosa Quorum-Sensing Inhibitors

Q Li, S Mao, H Wang, X Ye - Marine Drugs, 2022 - mdpi.com
The survival selection pressure caused by antibiotic-mediated bactericidal and bacteriostatic
activity is one of the important inducements for bacteria to develop drug resistance. Bacteria …

Quorum-sensing regulation of virulence factors in bacterial biofilm

A Warrier, K Satyamoorthy, TS Murali - Future microbiology, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Chronic polymicrobial wound infections are often characterized by the presence of bacterial
biofilms. They show considerable structural and functional heterogeneity, which influences …

[HTML][HTML] A comprehensive review on potential applications of metallic nanoparticles as antifungal therapies to combat human fungal diseases

OA Madkhali - Saudi Pharmaceutical Journal, 2023 - Elsevier
Human pathogenic fungi are responsible for causing a range of infection types including
mucosal, skin, and invasive infections. Life-threatening and invasive fungal infections (FIs) …

Antifungal effect of nanoparticles against COVID-19 linked black fungus: a perspective on biomedical applications

S Gurunathan, AR Lee, JH Kim - International Journal of Molecular …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is a highly transmissible
and pathogenic coronavirus that has caused a 'coronavirus disease 2019'(COVID-19) …

Superior inhibition of virulence and biofilm formation of Pseudomonas aeruginosa PAO1 by phyto-synthesized silver nanoparticles through anti-quorum sensing …

S Kumar, BS Paliya, BN Singh - Microbial Pathogenesis, 2022 - Elsevier
Quorum sensing (QS)-regulated bacterial biofilm formation is a crucial issue in causing
resistance against existing antibiotics. There is a considerable necessity to disrupt the …

Microbial Production of Melanin Pigments from Caffeic Acid and L-Tyrosine Using Streptomyces glaucescens and FCS-ECH-Expressing Escherichia coli

SY Ahn, S Jang, PDVN Sudheer, KY Choi - International Journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
In this study, synthetic allomelanin was prepared from wild-type Streptomyces glaucescens
and recombinant Escherichia coli BL21 (DE3) strains. S. glaucescens could produce …

Diversity of endophytic bacterial and fungal microbiota associated with the medicinal lichen Usnea longissima at high altitudes

Q Wang, J Li, J Yang, Y Zou, XQ Zhao - Frontiers in Microbiology, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Endophytic microbial communities of lichen are emerging as novel microbial resources and
for exploration of potential biotechnological applications. Here, we focused on a medicinal …

Deciphering interactions between the marine dinoflagellate Prorocentrum lima and the fungus Aspergillus pseudoglaucus

O Berry, E Briand, A Bagot, M Chaigné… - Environmental …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The comprehension of microbial interactions is one of the key challenges in marine
microbial ecology. This study focused on exploring chemical interactions between the toxic …

Breaking down bacterial communication: a review of quorum quenching agents

T Boban, S Nadar, S Tauro - Future Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences, 2023 - Springer
Background Bacterial cells communicate via small extracellular molecules that facilitate
gene expression which is dependent on cell density and this mechanism is known as …

Bioorganic compounds in quorum sensing disruption: strategies, Mechanisms, and future prospects

T Subramani, H Saravanan, H David, J Solanke… - Bioorganic …, 2025 - Elsevier
Recent research has shed light on the complex world of bacterial communication through
quorum sensing. This sophisticated intercellular signalling mechanism, driven by auto …