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Inhibition of Glucosyltransferase Activity and Glucan Production as an Antibiofilm Mechanism of Lemongrass Essential Oil against Escherichia coli O157:H7

The resistance of Escherichia coli O157:H7 to disinfection is associated with its ability to form biofilms, mainly constituted by glucans produced by glucosyltransferases. Citral and geraniol, terpenes found in the essential oil of Cymbopogon citratus (EO), have proven antibacterial activity against...

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Autores principales: Ortega-Ramirez, Luis A., Gutiérrez-Pacheco, M. Melissa, Vargas-Arispuro, Irasema, González-Aguilar, Gustavo A., Martínez-Téllez, Miguel A., Ayala-Zavala, J. Fernando
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7148504/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32121319
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/antibiotics9030102