[HTML][HTML] From the environment to the hospital: How plants can help to fight bacteria biofilm

ALF de Melo, L Rossato, M dos Santos Barbosa… - Microbiological …, 2022 - Elsevier
The emergence of resistance to antibiotics has become a global challenge as far as the
control and treatment of nosocomial infections are concerned. Compared to the planktonic …

New perspectives on the use of phytochemicals as an emergent strategy to control bacterial infections including biofilms

A Borges, AC Abreu, C Dias, MJ Saavedra, F Borges… - Molecules, 2016 - mdpi.com
The majority of current infectious diseases are almost untreatable by conventional antibiotic
therapy given the advent of multidrug-resistant bacteria. The degree of severity and the …

[HTML][HTML] Evolving biofilm inhibition and eradication in clinical settings through plant-based antibiofilm agents

E Silva, JA Teixeira, MO Pereira, CMR Rocha… - Phytomedicine, 2023 - Elsevier
Background After almost 100 years since evidence of biofilm mode of growth and decades
of intensive investigation about their formation, regulatory pathways and mechanisms of …

Medicinal plants and phytocompounds: a potential source of novel antibiofilm agents

I Ahmad, FM Husain, M Maheshwari… - Antibiofilm Agents: From …, 2014 - Springer
Medicinal plants and plant-derived bioactive compounds are well known for their
contribution to primary health care as a source novel drug discovery for various ailments …

An overview of biofilm-associated infections and the role of phytochemicals and nanomaterials in their control and prevention

T Damyanova, PD Dimitrova, D Borisova… - Pharmaceutics, 2024 - mdpi.com
Biofilm formation is considered one of the primary virulence mechanisms in Gram-positive
and Gram-negative pathogenic species, particularly those responsible for chronic infections …

The action of phytochemicals in biofilm control

ASC Gonçalves, MM Leitão, M Simões… - Natural Product …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Covering: 2009 to 2021 Antimicrobial resistance is now rising to dangerously high levels in
all parts of the world, threatening the treatment of an ever-increasing range of infectious …

Insights on antimicrobial resistance, biofilms and the use of phytochemicals as new antimicrobial agents

A Borges, MJ Saavedra… - Current medicinal …, 2015 - ingentaconnect.com
Antimicrobial resistance is one of the most serious public health problems. This is of
particular concern when bacteria become resistant to various antimicrobial agents …

Going beyond antibiotics: natural plant extracts as an emergent strategy to combat biofilm-associated infections

J Kou, TY Xin, P McCarron, G Gupta… - Journal of …, 2020 - dl.begellhouse.com
Biofilms are a collective of multiple types of bacteria that develop on a variety of surfaces.
Biofilm development results in heightened resistance to antibiotics. Quorum sensing plays …

Plant-derived nanotherapeutic systems to counter the overgrowing threat of resistant microbes and biofilms

S Asghar, IU Khan, S Salman, SH Khalid… - Advanced Drug Delivery …, 2021 - Elsevier
Since antiquity, the survival of human civilization has always been threatened by the
microbial infections. An alarming surge in the resistant microbial strains against the …

Bacterial biofilms and their resistance mechanisms: a brief look at treatment with natural agents

F Nourbakhsh, MS Nasrollahzadeh, AS Tajani… - Folia Microbiologica, 2022 - Springer
Biofilm is a complex community of microorganisms residing within a polysaccharide and/or
protein matrix. Biofilm can be produced by several microorganisms, including various …