Epigallocatechin gallate from Camellia sinensis L. (Kuntze) is a potential quorum sensing inhibitor in Chromobacterium violaceum
The problem on the widespread occurrence of antibiotic resistant strains of bacteria calls for novel methods of control of bacterial activity. One of the new viable alternatives to antibiotics is the use of substances that inhibit quorum sensing (QS) – a bacterial communication system that has been...
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Language: | English |
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University of the Philippines
2008-06-01
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Series: | Science Diliman |
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Online Access: | http://journals.upd.edu.ph/index.php/sciencediliman/article/view/1136 |