Quercetin is an effective inhibitor of quorum sensing, biofilm formation and virulence factors in Pseudomonas aeruginosa

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 120, Issue 4, 2016, Pages 966-974

  Ouyang, J ^a   Sun, F ^a   Feng, W ^a   Sun, Y ^a   Qiu, X ^a   Xiong, L ^a   Liu, Y ^a   Chen, Y ^a  

^a THIRD MILITARY MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Biofilm; Pseudomonas aeruginosa; Quercetin; Quorum sensing; Virulence factors

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; FLAVONOIDS; PHENOLS; PLANT EXTRACTS;

AERUGINOSA STRAINS; BIOFILM FORMATION; CURVE ANALYSIS; FORMATION FACTOR; GROWTH CURVES; PS. AERUGINOSA; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; QUERCETIN; QUORUM-SENSING; VIRULENCE FACTORS;

BIOFILMS;

CRYSTAL VIOLET; ELASTASE; PROTEINASE; PYOCYANINE; QUERCETIN; VIRULENCE FACTOR;

BACTERIUM; BIOFILM; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); ENZYME; GENE EXPRESSION; GROWTH; GROWTH CURVE; INHIBITOR; SECONDARY METABOLITE; VIRULENCE;

ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BIOFILM; CONFOCAL LASER MICROSCOPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENE EXPRESSION; GROWTH CURVE; GROWTH INHIBITION; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; QUORUM SENSING; BIOSYNTHESIS; DRUG EFFECTS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; PHYSIOLOGY;

PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA;

BIOFILMS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; QUERCETIN; QUORUM SENSING; VIRULENCE FACTORS;

EID: 84959880597     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: 13652672     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jam.13073     Document Type: Article

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