Marine Alkaloid 2,2-Bis(6-bromo-3-indolyl) Ethylamine and Its Synthetic Derivatives Inhibit Microbial Biofilms Formation and Disaggregate Developed Biofilms [PDF]
The antimicrobial activity of the marine bisindole alkaloid 2,2-bis(6-bromo-3-indolyl) ethylamine (1) and related synthetic analogues (compounds 2–8) against target microorganisms was investigated by Minimum Inhibitory Concentration (MIC) determination ...
Baffone, Wally +3 more
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FACTORS AFFECTING ANTIBIOFILM PROPERTIES OF MICROBIAL SURFACTANTS
Antibiofilm activity of surface-active substances (SAS) synthesized by Rhodococcus erythropolis, Acinetobacter calcoaceticus, or Nocardia vaccinia was studied.
TETIANA P. PIROG +3 more
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Real-Time Assessment of Staphylococcus aureus Biofilm Disruption by Phage-Derived Proteins
A current focus of research is the development of new tools for removing bacterial biofilms in industrial settings. Bacteriophage-encoded proteins, such as endolysins, virion-associated peptidoglycan hydrolases, and exopolysaccharide depolymerases, have ...
Diana Gutiérrez +5 more
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Coumarin: a novel player in microbial quorum sensing and biofilm formation inhibition [PDF]
Antibiotic resistance is a growing threat worldwide, causing serious problems in the treatment of microbial infections. The discovery and development of new drugs is urgently needed to overcome this problem which has greatly undermined the clinical ...
Gutiérrez-Barranquero, José A. +3 more
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Eradication of Candida albicans persister cell biofilm by the membranotropic peptide gH625 [PDF]
Biofilm formation poses an important clinical trouble due to resistance to antimicrobial agents; therefore, there is an urgent demand for new antibiofilm strategies that focus on the use of alternative compounds also in combination with conventional ...
D'Alterio, A. +8 more
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Ipomoea pes-caprae is one of the herbal plants that can treat various health problems such as skin infections, burns, boils, and various diseases caused by microbial infections. This study aims to identify ethanol extract compounds of I.
Nur Hasfiana Baktiar +4 more
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Deferiprone and gallium-protoporphyrin have the capacity to potentiate the activity of antibiotics in Staphylococcus aureus small colony variants [PDF]
Small colony variants (SCVs) of bacteria like Staphylococcus aureus are characterized by a reduced colony size and are linked to increased antibiotic tolerance and resistance.
Clive A. Prestidge +8 more
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Triterpene Derivatives as Relevant Scaffold for New Antibiofilm Drugs
New medicines for the treatment of bacterial biofilm formation are required. For this reason, this study shows the in vitro activity of betulinic acid (BA), ursolic acid (UA) and their twenty derivatives against planktonic and biofilm cells (gram ...
Gloria Narjara Santos da Silva +3 more
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Antibacterial and Antibiofilm Activities of Thailand Propolis Against
Escherichia coli is an important bacterium for preventing food poisoning and biofilm infections. The emergence of antibiotic-resistant microorganisms necessitates the development of new antibiotics. The formation of bacterial biofilm is a drug-resistance
Kazuma Mukaide +4 more
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The current study was aimed to investigate the antibacterial and antibiofilm activity of ethanolic extract of Hibiscus sabdariffa L. calyx against locally isolated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) at different concentrations were ...
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