Quorum-sensing inhibitors and biofilms

Anti-Infective Agents in Medicinal Chemistry

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 315-326

  Kociolek, Martin G ^a  

^a BEHREND COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Antibacterial; Antimicrobial; Bacterial communication; Biofilms; QSI; Quorum inhibition; Quorum sensing; Signal molecules

Indexed keywords

2 NITROCINNAMALDEHYDE; 4 BROMO 5 (BROMOMETHYLENE) 3 BUTYL 2 (5H) FURANONE; AZITHROMYCIN; BAICALEIN; BERGAMOTTIN; CEFTAZIDIME; CINNAMALDEHYDE; CIPROFLOXACIN; CYCLOHEXANONE; CYCLOPENTANOL; DIHYDROXYBERGAMOTTIN; ELLAGIC ACID; EPIGALLOCATECHIN; FURANONE DERIVATIVE; GARLIC EXTRACT; N ACYLHOMOSERINE LACTONE; N NONANYLCYCLOPENTYLAMIDE; N OCTANOYLCYCLOPENTYLAMINE DERIVATIVE; PATULIN; PENICILLIC ACID; PHENOXYACETYLHOMOSERINE LACTONE; PHENYLPROPIONYLHOMOSERINE LACTONE; PLACEBO; PLANT MEDICINAL PRODUCT; POLYPEPTIDE ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; PYROGALLOL; SOLENOPSIN A; TANNIN; TOBRAMYCIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UNINDEXED DRUG;

ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; BACILLUS CEREUS; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BIOFILM; BURKHOLDERIA CEPACIA; CYSTIC FIBROSIS; DRUG SCREENING; DRUG STRUCTURE; ESCHERICHIA COLI O157; GROWTH INHIBITION; KLEBSIELLA; LUNG INFECTION; NONHUMAN; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; PSEUDOMONAS INFECTION; PSEUDOMONAS PUTIDA; QUORUM SENSING; REVIEW; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS; VIBRIO HARVEYI;

EID: 73549123910     PISSN: 18715214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2174/187152109789760117     Document Type: Review

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