Coumarin: a novel player in microbial quorum sensing and biofilm formation inhibition

Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 102, Issue 5, 2018, Pages 2063-2073

  Reen, F Jerry ^a   Gutiérrez Barranquero, José A ^b   Parages, María L ^b   O'Gara, Fergal ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK   (Ireland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MÁLAGA   (Spain)

^c CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Anti infectives; Antibiofilm; Coumarin; Natural products; Quorum sensing inhibition

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTICS; BIOFILMS; CELL SIGNALING; MICROORGANISMS;

ANTI-BIOFILM; ANTI-INFECTIVES; COUMARIN; NATURAL PRODUCTS; QUORUM-SENSING;

SPOILAGE;

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; COUMARIN; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; COUMARIN DERIVATIVE;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; BACTERIUM; BIOFILM; CELL; GENETIC ANALYSIS; INFECTIVITY; INHIBITION; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; PROTEIN;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BIOFILM; HUMAN; QUORUM SENSING; REVIEW; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION; ANIMAL; BACTERIAL PHENOMENA AND FUNCTIONS; BACTERIUM; DRUG EFFECT; MICROBIOLOGY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); EUKARYOTA;

ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIA; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; BACTERIAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; BIOFILMS; COUMARINS; HUMANS; QUORUM SENSING;

EID: 85042280925     PISSN: 01757598     EISSN: 14320614     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00253-018-8787-x     Document Type: Review

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