Inhibition of quorum sensing in Pseudomonas aeruginosa by two herbal essential oils from Apiaceae family

Journal of Microbiology

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 176-180

  Sepahi, Ehsan ^a   Tarighi, Saeed ^a   Ahmadi, Farajollah Shahriari ^a   Bagheri, Abdolreza ^a  

^a FERDOWSI UNIVERSITY OF MASHHAD   (Iran)

Author keywords

Dorema aucheri; Ferula assafoetida; N acyl homoserine lactones; Pseudomonas aeruginosa; quorum quenching; quorum sensing; virulence

Indexed keywords

APIACEAE; DOREMA; DOREMA AUCHERII; FERULA; FERULA ASSA-FOETIDA; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA;

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; ESSENTIAL OIL; INDOLE DERIVATIVE; IRON CHELATING AGENT; METALLOPROTEINASE; OLIGOPEPTIDE; PSEUDOLYSIN, PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; PYOCYANINE; PYOVERDINE; VIOLACEIN;

APIACEAE; BIOFILM; CHEMISTRY; CHROMOBACTERIUM; DRUG EFFECTS; FERULA; GENETICS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METABOLISM; PHENOTYPE; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT LEAF; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; QUORUM SENSING; VIRULENCE;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; APIACEAE; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BIOFILMS; CHROMOBACTERIUM; FERULA; INDOLES; IRON CHELATING AGENTS; METALLOENDOPEPTIDASES; OILS, VOLATILE; OLIGOPEPTIDES; PHENOTYPE; PLANT LEAVES; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; PYOCYANINE; QUORUM SENSING; VIRULENCE;

EID: 84921920913     PISSN: 12258873     EISSN: 19763794     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12275-015-4203-8     Document Type: Article

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