Eugenol inhibits quorum sensing at sub-inhibitory concentrations

Biotechnology Letters

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 631-637

  Zhou, Liman ^a   Zheng, Hongda ^a   Tang, Yidan ^a   Yu, Wengong ^a   Gong, Qianhong ^a  

^a OCEAN UNIVERSITY OF CHINA   (China)

Author keywords

Bioautographic thin layer chromatograph; Chromobacterium violaceum; Eugenol; Pseudomonas aeruginosa; Quorum sensing inhibitor; Virulence factors

Indexed keywords

BIOACTIVITY; BIOSENSORS; CHEMICAL DETECTION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE EXPRESSION;

CHROMOBACTERIUM VIOLACEUM; EUGENOL; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; QUORUM-SENSING INHIBITORS; THIN LAYERS; VIRULENCE FACTORS;

PLANT EXTRACTS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CHROMOBACTERIUM VIOLACEUM; ESCHERICHIA COLI; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; SYZYGIUM AROMATICUM;

EID: 84874805377     PISSN: 01415492     EISSN: 15736776     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10529-012-1126-x     Document Type: Article

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