The Natural Antimicrobial Carvacrol Inhibits Quorum Sensing in Chromobacterium violaceum and Reduces Bacterial Biofilm Formation at Sub-Lethal Concentrations

The formation of biofilm by bacteria confers resistance to biocides and presents problems in medical and veterinary clinical settings. Here we report the effect of carvacrol, one of the major antimicrobial components of oregano oil, on the formation of biofilms and its activity on existing biofilms....

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Autores principales: Burt, Sara A., Ojo-Fakunle, Victoria T. A., Woertman, Jenifer, Veldhuizen, Edwin J. A.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2014
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3972150/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24691035
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0093414

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3972150/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24691035
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0093414

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