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Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology, 2023 Healthcare settings have dramatically advanced the latest medical devices, such as urinary catheters (UC) for infection, prevention, and control (IPC). The continuous or intermittent flow of a warm and conducive (urine) medium in the medical device, the ...
Shobana Rajaramon +3 more
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Scientific Reports, 2023 The present study attempts to treat S. aureus-induced soft skin infections using a combinatorial therapy with an antibiotic, Ciprofloxacin (CIP), and an efflux pump inhibitor 5-Nitro-2-(3-phenylpropoxy) pyridine (5-NPPP) through a smart hydrogel delivery
Gopalakrishnan Thamilselvan +6 more
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Quorum Sensing and Quorum Quenching with a Focus on Cariogenic and Periodontopathic Oral Biofilms
Microorganisms, 2022 Numerous in vitro studies highlight the role of quorum sensing in the pathogenicity and virulence of biofilms. This narrative review discusses general principles in quorum sensing, including Gram-positive and Gram-negative models and the influence of ...
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Scientific Reports, 2023 Vibrio cholerae causes cholera, an acute diarrhoeal disease. The virulence in V. cholerae is regulated by the quorum-sensing mechanism and response regulator LuxO positively regulates the expression of virulence determinants adhesion, biofilm formation ...
Hema Bhagavathi Sarveswari +3 more
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Frontiers in Microbiology, 2020 Vibrio cholerae, the etiological agent of cholera, employs quorum sensing (QS) pathways to control the expression of virulence factors, including the production of cholera toxin and biofilm formation. Acquired antibiotic resistance in V.
Hema Bhagavathi Sarveswari +4 more
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Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology, 2020 Uropathogenic Escherichia coli (UPEC) accounts for the majority of complicated and uncomplicated urinary tract infections. The use of phytomolecules in the treatment of UTI is fast gaining attention.
Sahana Vasudevan +4 more
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Frontiers in Microbiology, 2017 Staphylococcus aureus is a widely acknowledged Gram-positive pathogen for forming biofilm and virulence gene expressions by quorum sensing (QS), a cell to cell communication process. The quorum regulator SarA of S.
P. Balamurugan +5 more
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Breaking down bacterial communication: a review of quorum quenching agents
Future Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences, 2023 Background Bacterial cells communicate via small extracellular molecules that facilitate gene expression which is dependent on cell density and this mechanism is known as Quorum Sensing (QS).
Tresa Boban, Sahaya Nadar, Savita Tauro
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Structural studies of Vibrio cholerae quorum sensing proteins [PDF]
, 2012 The spread of cholera is always associated with contaminated food or water and this is the reason this disease has been endemic in developing countries for centuries due to their lack of proper sanitation facilities and poor or no infrastructure for ...
Jahan, Nasrin
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Cheater suppression and stochastic clearance through quorum sensing.
PLoS Computational Biology, 2022 The evolutionary consequences of quorum sensing in regulating bacterial cooperation are not fully understood. In this study, we reveal unexpected effects of regulating public good production through quorum sensing on bacterial population dynamics ...
Alexander S Moffett +3 more
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