Antimicrobial activity of selected phytochemicals against Escherichia coli and Staphylococcus aureus and their biofilms

Pathogens

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 473-498

  Monte, Joana ^a   Abreu, Ana C ^a   Borges, Anabela ^a,b   Simões, Lúcia Chaves ^a,c   Simões, Manuel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TRÁS OS MONTES AND ALTO DOURO   (Portugal)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MINHO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial activity; Biofilms; Phytochemicals; Quorum sensing inhibition; Resistance; Synergism

Indexed keywords

3 INDOLEMETHANOL; CIPROFLOXACIN; ERYTHROMYCIN; PLANT MEDICINAL PRODUCT; SALICYLIC ACID; SAPONIN; TETRACYCLINE; UMBELLIFERONE;

ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM ADHERENCE; BIOFILM; CELL COMMUNICATION; CELL INTERACTION; CELL MOTILITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISK DIFFUSION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HYDROLYSIS; HYDROPHOBICITY; MINIMUM BACTERICIDAL CONCENTRATION; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; QUORUM SENSING; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; SURFACE CHARGE; THERMODYNAMICS; ZETA POTENTIAL;

EID: 84928724752     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20760817     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/pathogens3020473     Document Type: Article

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