08/15/2019 / By Evangelyn Rodriguez
In this article, researchers from different universities in Hong Kong and China summarized recent studies and discussed the discovery of natural anti-biofilm agents from plants. Their review, which focused on herbs with both known and unknown bioactive ingredients and mechanisms of action, was published in the journal Chinese Medicine.
The researchers believe that these newly discovered natural anti-biofilm agents are promising candidates that can provide novel strategies for treating biofilm-related infections in humans.
Read the full article at this link.
Journal Reference:
Lu L, Hu W, Tian Z, Yuan D, Yi G, Zhou Y, Cheng Q, Zhu J, Li M. DEVELOPING NATURAL PRODUCTS AS POTENTIAL ANTI-BIOFILM AGENTS. Chinese Medicine. 20 March 2019;14(1). DOI: 10.1186/s13020-019-0232-2
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