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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Main Authors: Joemar C. Taganna, Windell L. Rivera
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of the Philippines 2008-06-01
Series:Science Diliman
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Online Access:http://journals.upd.edu.ph/index.php/sciencediliman/article/view/1136