Activity of the ethanolic extract of propolis (EEP) as a potential inhibitor of quorum sensing-mediated pigment production in chromobacterium violaceum and virulence factor production in pseudomonas aeruginosa

Philippine Agricultural Scientist

Volumn 94, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 14-22

  Lamberte, Lisa E ^a   Cabrera, Esperanza C ^b   Rivera, Windell L ^a,c  

^a University of the Philippines Diliman   (Philippines)

^b DE LA SALLE UNIVERSITY   (Philippines)

^c University of the Philippines Diliman   (Philippines)

Author keywords

Biofilm; Chromobacterium violaceum; Propolis; Pseudomonas aeruginosa; Quorum sensing; Virulence

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CHROMOBACTERIUM VIOLACEUM; CHROMOBACTERIUM VIOLACEUM ATCC 12472; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA;

EID: 84858959082     PISSN: 00317454     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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