In vitro activity of N-acetylcysteine against Stenotrophomonas maltophilia and Burkholderia cepacia complex grown in planktonic phase and biofilm. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2018 Stenotrophomonas maltophilia and Burkholderia cepacia complex (Bcc) have been increasingly recognized as relevant pathogens in hospitalized, immunocompromised and cystic fibrosis (CF) patients.
Simona Pollini +11 more
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Antibiofilm Activity of the Brown Alga Halidrys siliquosa against Clinically Relevant Human Pathogens. [PDF]
, 2015 The marine brown alga Halidrys siliquosa is known to produce compounds with antifouling activity against several marine bacteria. The aim of this study was to evaluate the antimicrobial and antibiofilm activity of organic extracts obtained from the ...
Alessandro Busetti +18 more
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Antibiofilm property and multiple action of peptide PEW300 against Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Frontiers in Microbiology, 2022 Pseudomonas aeruginosa (P. aeruginosa), an opportunistic pathogen, is often associated with difficulties in treating hospital-acquired infections. Biofilms formed by P.
Meng Wang +8 more
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Strategies to prevent the occurrence of resistance against antibiotics by using advanced materials [PDF]
, 2018 This is a post-peer-review, pre-copyedit version of an article published in Applied microbiology and biotechnology The final authenticated version is available online at: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00253-018-8776-0Drug resistance occurrence is a global ...
Bassegoda Puigdomenech, Arnau +3 more
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Nile Tilapia Skin Impregnated with Antibacterial Silver/Titanium Dioxide Compounds
Applied Microbiology, 2023 The development of alternative (and free-of-antibiotics) antibacterial and antibiofilm agents is an important strategy to circumvent the resistance of bacteria to antibiotics.
Maíra Cristina Marcolino +5 more
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Exploring the anti-biofilm activity of cinnamic acid derivatives in Candida albicans [PDF]
, 2016 Some compounds, characterized by phenylethenyl moiety, such as methyl cinnamate and caffeic acid phenethyl ester, are able to inhibit C. albicans biofilm formation.
Costi, Roberta +6 more
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Candida albicans biofilm formation on peptide functionalized polydimethylsiloxane [PDF]
, 2010 In order to prevent biofilm formation by Candida albicans, several cationic peptides were covalently bound to polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS). The salivary peptide histatin 5 and two synthetic variants (Dhvar 4 and Dhvar 5) were used to prepare peptide ...
Coenye, Tom +7 more
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Antimicrobial, antimycobacterial and antibiofilm properties of Couroupita guianensis Aubl. fruit extract [PDF]
, 2012 BACKGROUND: Couroupita guianensis Aubl. (Lecythidaceae) is commonly called Ayahuma and the Cannonball tree. It is distributed in the tropical regions of northern South America and Southern Caribbean. It has several medicinal properties.
Chandrasekar Balachandran +7 more
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Antimicrobial and antibiofilm activity and machine learning classification analysis of essential oils from different mediterranean plants against pseudomonas aeruginosa [PDF]
, 2018 Pseudomonas aeruginosa is a ubiquitous organism and opportunistic pathogen that can cause persistent infections due to its peculiar antibiotic resistance mechanisms and to its ability to adhere and form biofilm.
Artini, Marco +10 more
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Antibiofilm activity of Plumbagin against Staphylococcus aureus. [PDF]
Sci RepIn chronic infections caused by Staphylococcus aureus, biofilm is a major virulence factor. In Staphylococcus aureus biofilms, bacteria are embedded in a matrix of extracellular polymeric substances and are highly tolerant to antimicrobial drugs.
Bie S +9 more
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