Quorum sensing in synthetic biology: A review

A Boo, RL Amaro, GB Stan - Current Opinion in Systems Biology, 2021 - Elsevier
In nature, quorum sensing is one of the mechanisms bacterial populations use to
communicate with their own species or across species to coordinate behaviours. For the last …

Recent advances on the spectroscopic characterization of microbial biofilms: A critical review

MC Sportelli, C Kranz, B Mizaikoff, N Cioffi - Analytica Chimica Acta, 2022 - Elsevier
Biofilms are a major cause of health and environmental issues. Bacteria organized in
biofilms are much more resistant to biocides than their equivalents in the planktonic state. In …

Synthesis, antimicrobial, antibiofilm and computational studies of isatin-semicarbazone tethered 1, 2, 3-triazoles

A Kumar, K Lal, V Kumar, M Murtaza, S Jaglan… - Bioorganic …, 2023 - Elsevier
In present era, heterocyclic compounds containing two or three nitrogen atoms play a vital
role in drug discovery. In this context, a new class of isatin-semicarbazone tethered 1, 2, 3 …

Chronic wound dressings–pathogenic bacteria anti-biofilm treatment with bacterial cellulose-chitosan polymer or bacterial cellulose-chitosan dots composite …

DZ Zmejkoski, NM Zdravković, DD Trišić… - International Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Since the pathogenic bacteria biofilms are involved in 70% of chronic infections and their
resistance to antibiotics is increased, the research in this field requires new healing agents …

Natural and synthetic polymeric antimicrobials with quaternary ammonium moieties: a review

AG Grigoras - Environmental Chemistry Letters, 2021 - Springer
The excessive use of antibiotics has led to the development of antimicrobial resistance and,
in turn, to the inefficiency of actual drugs. Therefore, scientists have recently focused on …

Attenuation of biofilm and quorum sensing regulated virulence factors of an opportunistic pathogen Pseudomonas aeruginosa by phytofabricated silver nanoparticles

MA Rather, M Mandal - Microbial Pathogenesis, 2023 - Elsevier
Green-synthesized nanoparticles provide an effective strategy for inhibiting microbial
pathogenesis by affecting biofilm formation, quorum sensing (QS), and other surface …

Antimicrobial resistance dynamics and the one-health strategy: a review

KS Singh, S Anand, S Dholpuria, JK Sharma… - Environmental …, 2021 - Springer
Antimicrobial resistance is a global threat that kills at least 75,000 people every year
worldwide and causes extended hospital stays. In the coming 10 years, antimicrobial …

Nanocomposites against Pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilms: Recent advances, challenges, and future prospects

BA Omran, BS Tseng, KH Baek - Microbiological Research, 2024 - Elsevier
Pseudomonas aeruginosa is an opportunistic bacterial pathogen that causes life-
threatening and persistent infections in immunocompromised patients. It is the culprit behind …

Unlocking the therapeutic potential of Pelargonium sidoides natural extract: A sco** review

BD Reina, SS Malheiros, SM Vieira, PF de Andrade… - Heliyon, 2024 - cell.com
Pelargonium sidoides DC.(Geraniaceae) is a widely recognized medicinal plant whose
natural extract exhibits therapeutic effects through a multi-target approach. Existing literature …

Synergistic and antibiofilm potential of Curcuma aromatica derived silver nanoparticles in combination with antibiotics against multidrug-resistant pathogens

MS Tawre, A Shiledar, SK Satpute, K Ahire… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Hospital acquired infections caused due to ESKAPE pathogens pose a challenge for
treatment due to their growing antimicrobial resistance. Curcuma aromatica (CA) is …