Deciphering the role of coumarin as a novel quorum sensing inhibitor suppressing virulence phenotypes in bacterial pathogens

Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 99, Issue 7, 2015, Pages 3303-3316

  Gutiérrez Barranquero, José A ^a   Reen, F Jerry ^a   McCarthy, Ronan R ^a   O’Gara, Fergal ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK   (Ireland)

^b CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Anti biofilm; Bacterial pathogens; Coumarin; Natural compound; Quorum sensing inhibition

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACIDS; ANTIBIOTICS; BIOFILMS; CELL SIGNALING; GENE EXPRESSION;

ANTI-BIOFILM; BACTERIAL PATHOGENS; COUMARIN; NATURAL COMPOUNDS; QUORUM-SENSING;

PATHOGENS;

BETA GALACTOSIDASE; COUMARIN; N ACYLHOMOSERINE LACTONE; PHENAZINE DERIVATIVE; PROTEINASE; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; COUMARIN DERIVATIVE; GAMMA BUTYROLACTONE DERIVATIVE;

ALIIVIBRIO FISCHERI; ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BIOFILM; BIOLUMINESCENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ASSAY; GENE EXPRESSION; IN VITRO STUDY; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PROMOTER REGION; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; DRUG EFFECTS; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; PATHOGENICITY; PHYSIOLOGY; QUORUM SENSING;

ACYL-BUTYROLACTONES; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BIOFILMS; COUMARINS; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIA; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIA; PHENOTYPE; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; QUORUM SENSING;

EID: 84925484723     PISSN: 01757598     EISSN: 14320614     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00253-015-6436-1     Document Type: Article

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