Novel approaches to control biofilm infections

Current Medicinal Chemistry

Volumn 16, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 1512-1530

  Estrela, Andréia Bergamo ^a   Heck, Marcela Georgia ^a   Abraham, Wolf Rainer ^a  

^a HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR INFECTION RESEARCH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Antivirulence therapy; Biofilm; Microbial community; Quorum quenching; Quorum sensing

Indexed keywords

3 THIO ACYL HOMOSERINE LACTONE; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; BORONIC ACID DERIVATIVE; CINNAMALDEHYDE; CURCUMIN; CYCLIC DIGUANOSINE PHOSPHATE 64; FATTY ACID DERIVATIVE; FURANONE DERIVATIVE; GUANOSINE DERIVATIVE; LACTOFERRIN; LACTONE DERIVATIVE; LED 209; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY AP4 24H11; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY RS2 1G9; NATURAL PRODUCT; PATULIN; PENICILLIC ACID; PHOSPHOTRANSFERASE INHIBITOR; THIOLACTONE; TOBRAMYCIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; URSOLIC ACID; VIRULENCE FACTOR;

BACTERIAL GROWTH; BIOFILM; CELL AGGREGATION; CELL DENSITY; DEATH; DEVICE INFECTION; FUNGUS GROWTH; HEALTH CARE COST; INFECTION CONTROL; LETHALITY; MACROPHAGE; NONHUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PROSTHESIS INFECTION; QUORUM SENSING; REVIEW; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; SURFACE PROPERTY;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIA; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; BIOFILMS; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEMS; HUMANS; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; QUORUM SENSING;

EID: 65649139994     PISSN: 09298673     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2174/092986709787909640     Document Type: Review

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