In vitro anti-quorum sensing activity of phytol

Natural Product Research

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 374-377

  Pejin, Boris ^a   Ciric, Ana ^b   Glamoclija, Jasmina ^b   Nikolic, Milos ^b   Sokovic, Marina ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BELGRADE   (Serbia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BELGRADE   (Serbia)

Author keywords

biofilm; diterpene alcohol; Pseudomonas aeruginosa PAO1; pyocyanin; twitching and flagella motility

Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN; PHYTOL; PYOCYANINE; STREPTOMYCIN; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL FLAGELLUM; BACTERIUM COLONY; BIOFILM; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG SCREENING; IN VITRO STUDY; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; QUORUM SENSING; TWITCHING MOTILITY; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; DRUG EFFECTS;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BIOFILMS; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; PHYTOL; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; QUORUM SENSING;

EID: 84920554798     PISSN: 14786419     EISSN: 14786427     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14786419.2014.945088     Document Type: Article

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