Open AccessAnti-quorum sensing potential of Adenanthera pavonina
Author(s) -
Halkare Suryanarayana Vasavi,
A. B. Arun,
P. D. Rekha
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
pharmacognosy research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 0976-4836
pISSN - 0974-8490
DOI - 10.4103/0974-8490.147220
Subject(s) - pyocyanin , swarming motility , chromobacterium violaceum , quorum sensing , pseudomonas aeruginosa , biofilm , microbiology and biotechnology , chemistry , antimicrobial , virulence , biology , bacteria , biochemistry , genetics , gene
Quorum sensing (QS) in Pseudomonas aeruginosa plays a key role in virulence factor production, biofilm formation and antimicrobial resistance. Because of emerging antimicrobial resistance in P. aeruginosa, there is a need to find an alternate nonantibiotic agent for the control of infections caused by this organism.