In recent years, many studies have shown that phytochemicals exert their antibacterial
activity through different mechanisms of action, such as damage to the bacterial membrane …

Considered as the “King of spices”, black pepper (Piper nigrum L.) is a widely used spice
which adds flavor of its own to dishes, and also enhances the taste of other ingredients …

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 …

A healthy gut microbiota (GM) is paramount for a healthy lifestyle. Alterations of the GM have
been involved in the aetiology of several chronic diseases, including obesity and type 2 …

Functional and Preservative Properties of Phytochemicals examines the potential of plant-
based bioactive compounds as functional food ingredients and preservative agents against …

Biofilm as a cellular conformation confers survival properties to microbial populations and
favors microbial resistance. Here, we investigated the antimicrobial, antibiofilm, antimotility …

Microbial resistance to currently available antibiotics is a public health problem in the fight
against infectious diseases. Most antibiotics are characterized by numerous side effects that …

Vibriosis, including the luminescent shrimp disease and acute hepatopancreatic necrosis
disease (AHPND), with Vibrio harveyi as one of their causative agents, is a major shrimp …

Hydroquinine is an organic alkaloid compound that exhibits antimicrobial activity against
several bacterial strains including strains of both drug-sensitive and multidrug-resistant P …

Uropathogenic Escherichia coli (UPEC) biofilm formation enables the organism to avoid the
host immune system, resist antibiotics, and provide a reservoir for persistent infection. Once …