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Table 7.2 Phytocompounds as quorum sensing inhibitors (QSI) to target bacterial biofilm
Plant source
Active component
Target pathogens
References
Allium sativum
(garlic)
Ajoene
Escherichia coli,
Klebsiella pneumoniae
and Xanthomonas
maltophilia
Jakobsen
et al. (2012)
Quercus cortex
(oak)
Bark extract
Chromobacterium
violaceum
Deryabin and
Tolmacheva
(2015)
Syzygium
aromaticum (clove)
Eugenol
Chromobacterium
violaceum, Pseudomonas
aeruginosa, Listeria
monocytogenes and
Klebsiella pneumoniae
Ta and
Arnason
(2016)
Berries, Allium
cepa (onions),
Malusdomestica
(apple) etc.
Quercetin
K. pneumoniae, P.
aeruginosa, and Y.
enterocolitica
Gopu et al.
(2015)
Zingiber officinale
(ginger)
Zingerone
P. aeruginosa
Kumar et al.
(2015)
Punica granatum
(pomegranate)
Ellagic acid
Staphylococcus aureus,
methicillin resistant S.
aureus, Escherichia coli,
and Candida albicans
Bakkiyaraj
et al. (2013)
Aesculus
hippocastanum
ProAC (proAnthocyanidin
A2-phosphatidyl choline
Staphylococcus aureus
and Staphylococcus
epidermidis
Artini et al.
(2012)
Tea, Cocoa and
Berries
Catechins
Eikenella corrodens
Matsunaga
et al. (2010)
Rheum palmatum
Emodin
Escherichia coli and
P. aeruginosa
Ding et al.
(2011)
Cruciferous
vegetables
Allylisothiocyanate,
Benzylisothiocyanate and
2-phenylethylisothiocyanate
Chromobacterium
violaceum
Borges et al.
(2014)
Rubiatinctorum
Purpurin
Candida albicans
Tsang et al.
(2012)
Lagerstroemia
speciosa
Fruit extract
Pseudomonas
aeruginosa
Singh et al.
(2012)
Zingiber officinale
(Ginger)
6-Gingerol
Pseudomonas
aeruginosa
Kim et al.
(2015)
Cinnamon
Cinnamaldehyde
Listeria monocytogenes,
Staphylococcus
epidermidis and
Cronobacter sakazakii
Ta and
Arnason
(2016)
Vanilla planifolia
Vanillin
Chromobacterium
violaceum and
Aeromonas hydrophila
Kappachery
et al. (2010)
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