Dietary plant components ellagic acid and tannic acid inhibit Escherichia coli biofilm formation

Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 59, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 496-498

  Hancock, Viktoria ^a   Dahl, Malin ^a   Vejborg, Rebecca Munk ^a   Klemm, Per ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELLAGIC ACID; TANNIN; THIORIDAZINE; TANNIN DERIVATIVE;

ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BIOFILM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG STRUCTURE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GROWTH INHIBITION; LETTER; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PHYSIOLOGY;

BIOFILMS; ELLAGIC ACID; ESCHERICHIA COLI; TANNINS; THIORIDAZINE;

EID: 77950506373     PISSN: 00222615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/jmm.0.013680-0     Document Type: Letter

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