Bacterial biofilm inhibition: A focused review on recent therapeutic strategies for combating the biofilm mediated infections

R Srinivasan, S Santhakumari, P Poonguzhali… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Biofilm formation is a major concern in various sectors and cause severe problems to public
health, medicine, and industry. Bacterial biofilm formation is a major persistent threat, as it …

Marine bacterial secondary metabolites: A treasure house for structurally unique and effective antimicrobial compounds

R Srinivasan, A Kannappan, C Shi, X Lin - Marine Drugs, 2021 - mdpi.com
The prevalence of antimicrobial resistance reduces the effectiveness of antimicrobial drugs
in preventing and treating infectious diseases caused by pathogenic organisms, such as …

Biosynthesis investigations of terpenoid, alkaloid, and flavonoid antimicrobial agents derived from medicinal plants

W Huang, Y Wang, W Tian, X Cui, P Tu, J Li, S Shi… - Antibiotics, 2022 - mdpi.com
The overuse of antibiotics in the past decades has led to the emergence of a large number
of drug-resistant microorganisms. In recent years, the infection rate caused by multidrug …

From plants to antimicrobials: Natural products against bacterial membranes

F Nourbakhsh, M Lotfalizadeh… - Phytotherapy …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Bacterial membrane barrier provides a cytoplasmic environment for organelles of bacteria.
The membrane is composed of lipid compounds containing phosphatide protein and a …

Antimicrobial activity of geraniol: An integrative review

MHP Lira, FP Andrade Júnior, GFQ Moraes… - Journal of Essential …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Geraniol presents many pharmacological properties including antifungal and antibacterial
activity. The objective of this study was to conduct a review of the literature concerning in …

[HTML][HTML] Bacterial biofilm inhibitors: An overview

VC Kalia, SKS Patel, JK Lee - Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety, 2023 - Elsevier
Bacteria that cause infectious diseases adopt biofilms as one of their most prevalent
lifestyles. Biofilms enable bacteria to tolerate environmental stress and evade antibacterial …

Plant synthetic biology for producing potent phyto-antimicrobials to combat antimicrobial resistance

P Tiwari, T Khare, V Shriram, H Bae, V Kumar - Biotechnology Advances, 2021 - Elsevier
Inappropriate and injudicious use of antimicrobial drugs in human health, hygiene,
agriculture, animal husbandry and food industries has contributed significantly to rapid …

Inhibition of multidrug-resistant foodborne Staphylococcus aureus biofilms by a natural terpenoid (+)-nootkatone and related molecular mechanism

AK Farha, QQ Yang, G Kim, D Zhang… - Food control, 2020 - Elsevier
Staphylococcus aureus, a foodborne pathogen, poses serious problems to the food
industries owing to biofilm formation, and over 25% of the foodborne illnesses in China have …

Synergistic Effect of Quinic Acid Derived From Syzygium cumini and Undecanoic Acid Against Candida spp. Biofilm and Virulence

S Muthamil, B Balasubramaniam… - Frontiers in …, 2018 - frontiersin.org
In recent decades, fungal infections have incredibly increased with Candida genus as the
major cause of morbidity and mortality in hospitalized and immunocompromised patients …

Complex Analysis of Vanillin and Syringic Acid as Natural Antimicrobial Agents against Staphylococcus epidermidis Biofilms

A Minich, Z Levarski, M Mikulášová, M Straka… - International Journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
The presence of Staphylococcus epidermidis biofilms on medical devices is a major cause
of nosocomial diseases and infections. Extensive research is directed at inhibiting the …