Hydrocinnamic acid and perillyl alcohol are effective against Escherichia coli biofilms when used alone and combined with antibiotics.

Mariana SousaAna Cristina AfonsoMaria José SaavedraLúcia Chaves SimõesManuel Simões

Published in: Journal of applied microbiology (2023)

The results demonstrated the antibiofilm potential of phytochemicals, highlighting the advantage of phytochemical/antibiotic combinations for biofilm control.

Keyphrases

candida albicans
escherichia coli
biofilm formation
pseudomonas aeruginosa
staphylococcus aureus
alcohol consumption
human health
klebsiella pneumoniae
risk assessment