Anti-quorum sensing activity of medicinal plants in southern Florida

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 105, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 427-435

  Adonizio, Allison L ^a   Downum, Kelsey ^a   Bennett, Bradley C ^a   Mathee, Kalai ^a  

^a FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Anti infective potential; Anti quorum sensing; Antimicrobial activity; Medicinal plants; Quorum sensing; Southern Florida

Indexed keywords

ASCLEPIAS CURASSAVICA EXTRACT; BAUHINIA VARIEGATA EXTRACT; BIDENS ALBA EXTRACT; BOUGAINVILLEA SPECTABILIS EXTRACT; BUCIDA BURCERAS EXTRACT; BURSERA SIMARUBA EXTRACT; CALLISTEMON VIMINALIS EXTRACT; CASUARINA EQUISETIFOLIA EXTRACT; CATHARANTHUS ROSEUS EXTRACT; CHAMAECYCE HYPERICIFOLIA EXTRACT; CHRYSOBALANUS ICACO EXTRACT; COCCOLOBA UVIFERA EXTRACT; CONOCARPUS ERECTUS EXTRACT; COSTUS PULVERULENTUS EXTRACT; CROTALARIA PUMILA EXTRACT; CYMBOPOGON CITRATUS EXTRACT; DATURA METEL EXTRACT; EMILIA FOSBERGII EXTRACT; ERIGERON QUERCIFOLIUS EXTRACT; FICUS AUREA EXTRACT; HAMELIA PATENS EXTRACT; HELIOTROPIUM POLYPHYLLUM EXTRACT; HIBISCUS ROSA-SINENSIS EXTRACT; IXORA COCCINIA EXTRACT; LANTANA DEPRESSA EXTRACT; LEPIDIUM VIRGINICUM EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; QUERCUS VIRGINIANA EXTRACT; TETRAZYGIA BICOLOR EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UNINDEXED DRUG;

ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; ASCLEPIAS CURASSAVICA; BACTERIUM; BAUHINIA VARIEGATA; BIDENS ALBA; BIOLOGICAL MONITORING; BOUGAINVILLEA SPECTABILIS; BUCIDA BURCERAS; BURSERA SIMARUBA; CALLISTEMON VIMINALIS; CASUARINA EQUISETIFOLIA; CATHARANTHUS ROSEUS; CHAMAECYCE HYPERICIFOLIA; CHRONOBACTERIUM VIOLACEUM; CHRYSOBALANUS ICACO; COCCOLOBA UVIFERA; CONOCARPUS ERECTUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; COSTUS PULVERULENTUS; CROTALARIA PUMILA; CYMBOPOGON CITRATUS; DATURA METEL; EMILIA FOSBERGII; ERIGERON QUERCIFOLIUS; FICUS AUREA; HAMELIA PATENS; HELIOTROPIUM POLYPHYLLUM; HIBISCUS ROSA-SINENSIS; IXORA COCCINIA; LANTANA DEPRESSA; LEPIDIUM VIRGINICUM; MEDICINAL PLANT; NONHUMAN; QUERCUS VIRGINIANA; QUORUM SENSING; RHIZOBIUM RADIOBACTER; TETRAZYGIA BICOLOR; UNITED STATES;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; FLORIDA; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

AGROBACTERIUM TUMEFACIENS; ALGAE; ASCLEPIAS CURASSAVICA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BAUHINIA VARIEGATA; BIDENS ALBA; BOUGAINVILLEA SPECTABILIS; BUCIDA; BURSERA SIMARUBA; CALLISTEMON VIMINALIS; CASUARINA EQUISETIFOLIA; CATHARANTHUS ROSEUS; CHROMOBACTERIUM VIOLACEUM; CHRYSOBALANUS ICACO; COCCINIA; COCCOLOBA UVIFERA; COMBRETACEAE; CONOCARPUS ERECTUS; COSTUS PULVERULENTUS; CROTALARIA PUMILA; CYMBOPOGON CITRATUS; DATURA METEL; EMILIA FOSBERGII; ERIGERON QUERCIFOLIUS; EUPHORBIACEAE; FAGACEAE; FICUS AUREA; HAMELIA PATENS; HELIOTROPIUM POLYPHYLLUM; HIBISCUS ROSA-SINENSIS; IXORA; LANTANA DEPRESSA; LEPIDIUM VIRGINICUM; MELASTOMATACEAE; MYRTACEAE; QUERCUS VIRGINIANA; TETRAZYGIA BICOLOR;

EID: 33646117033     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2005.11.025     Document Type: Article

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