New weapons to fight old enemies: novel strategies for the (bio) control of bacterial biofilms in the food industry

LM Coughlan, PD Cotter, C Hill… - Frontiers in …, 2016 - frontiersin.org
Biofilms are microbial communities characterized by their adhesion to solid surfaces and the
production of a matrix of exopolymeric substances, consisting of polysaccharides, proteins …

New perspectives on the use of phytochemicals as an emergent strategy to control bacterial infections including biofilms

A Borges, AC Abreu, C Dias, MJ Saavedra, F Borges… - Molecules, 2016 - mdpi.com
The majority of current infectious diseases are almost untreatable by conventional antibiotic
therapy given the advent of multidrug-resistant bacteria. The degree of severity and the …

Mechanisms of bacterial tolerance and persistence in the gastrointestinal and respiratory environments

R Trastoy, T Manso, L Fernández-García… - Clinical microbiology …, 2018 - Am Soc Microbiol
Pathogens that infect the gastrointestinal and respiratory tracts are subjected to intense
pressure due to the environmental conditions of the surroundings. This pressure has led to …

Campylobacter sp.: Pathogenicity factors and prevention methods—new molecular targets for innovative antivirulence drugs?

V Kreling, FH Falcone, C Kehrenberg… - Applied Microbiology and …, 2020 - Springer
Infections caused by bacterial species from the genus Campylobacter are one of the four
main causes of strong diarrheal enteritis worldwide. Campylobacteriosis, a typical food …

Effects of quorum sensing on the biofilm formation and viable but non-culturable state

J Li, X Zhao - Food research international, 2020 - Elsevier
Quorum sensing exists widely in all kinds of microorganisms and is a communication
channel for microorganisms. Many bacterial processes, including virulence factor …

Quorum sensing in food spoilage and natural-based strategies for its inhibition

I Machado, LR Silva, ED Giaouris, LF Melo… - Food Research …, 2020 - Elsevier
Food can harbor a variety of microorganisms including spoilage and pathogenic bacteria.
Many bacterial processes, including production of degrading enzymes, virulence factors …

The action of phytochemicals in biofilm control

ASC Gonçalves, MM Leitão, M Simões… - Natural Product …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Covering: 2009 to 2021 Antimicrobial resistance is now rising to dangerously high levels in
all parts of the world, threatening the treatment of an ever-increasing range of infectious …

Evodiamine: A review of its pharmacology, toxicity, pharmacokinetics and preparation researches

Q Sun, L **e, J Song, X Li - Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 2020 - Elsevier
Ethnopharmacological relevance Evodia rutaecarpa, a well-known herb medicine in China,
is extensively applied in traditional Chinese medicine (TCM). The plant has the effects of …

Avian campylobacteriosis, prevalence, sources, hazards, antibiotic resistance, poultry meat contamination, and control measures: a comprehensive review

MT El-Saadony, AM Saad, T Yang, HM Salem… - Poultry science, 2023 - Elsevier
Avian campylobacteriosis is a vandal infection that poses human health hazards.
Campylobacter is usually colonized in the avian gut revealing mild signs in the infected …

Campylobacter Biofilms: Potential of Natural Compounds to Disrupt Campylobacter jejuni Transmission

BA Elgamoudi, V Korolik - International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2021 - mdpi.com
Microbial biofilms occur naturally in many environmental niches and can be a significant
reservoir of infectious microbes in zoonotically transmitted diseases such as that caused by …