Advanced search
Publication Cover
Natural Product Research
Formerly Natural Product Letters
Volume 28, 2014 - Issue 24
Submit an article Journal homepage
326
Views
34
CrossRef citations to date
0
Altmetric
Short Communication

Anti-quorum sensing activity of selected sponge extracts: a case study of Pseudomonas aeruginosa

Boris PejinDepartment of Life Sciences, Institute for Multidisciplinary Research (IMSI), University of Belgrade, Belgrade, SerbiaCorrespondence[email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected]
,
Aleksandra TalevskaFaculty of Biology, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia
,
Ana CiricMycological Laboratory, Department of Plant Physiology, Institute for Biological Research ‘Sinisa Stankovic’(IBISS), University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia
,
Jasmina GlamoclijaMycological Laboratory, Department of Plant Physiology, Institute for Biological Research ‘Sinisa Stankovic’(IBISS), University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia
,
Milos NikolicMycological Laboratory, Department of Plant Physiology, Institute for Biological Research ‘Sinisa Stankovic’(IBISS), University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia
,
Trajce TalevskiDepartment of Cyprinid Fish, Hydrobiological Institute, St. Clement of Ohrid University of Bitola, Ohrid, Macedonia
&
Marina SokovicMycological Laboratory, Department of Plant Physiology, Institute for Biological Research ‘Sinisa Stankovic’(IBISS), University of Belgrade, Belgrade, SerbiaCorrespondence[email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected]
 show all
Pages 2330-2333 | Received 10 May 2014, Accepted 10 Jun 2014, Published online: 21 Jul 2014

References

  • AmadiE, UzoaruP, NwaziriA, IrohaI. 2013. Antibiotic resistance in clinical isolates of Pseudomonas aeruginosa in Enugu and Abakaliki, Nigeria. Int J Infect Dis. 7:9474.
  • BjarnshoitT, JensenPQ, JakobsenTH, PhippsR, NielsenAK, RybtkeMT, Tolker NielsenT, GivskovM, HaibyN, CiofuO. 2010. Quorum sensing and virulence of Pseudomonas aeruginosa during lung infection of cystic fibrosis patients. PLoS One. 5:e10115.
  • CornelisP. 2008. Pseudomonas: genomics and molecular biology. Norfolk: Caister Academic Press.
  • DietrichLEP, Price-WhelanA, PetersenA, WhitelyM, NewmanDK. 2006. The phenazine pyocyanin is a terminal signalling factor in the quorum sensing network of Pseudomonasaeruginosa. Mol Microbiol. 61:1308–1321.
  • DrenkardE, AusubelFM. 2002. Pseudomonas biofilm formation and antibiotic resistance are linked to phenotypic variation. Nature. 416:740–743.
  • HenrichsenJ. 1972. Bacterial surface translocation: a survey and a classification. Bacteriol Rev. 36:478–503.
  • HirschEB, TamVH. 2010. Impact of multi drug resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa infection on patient outcomes. Exp Rev Pharmacoecon Outcomes Res.10:441–451.
  • LiY-H, TianX. 2012. Quorum sensing and bacterial social interactions in biofilms. Sensors. 12:2519–2538.
  • O'TooleGA, KolterR. 1998a. Initiation of biofilm formation in Pseudomonas fluorescens WCS365 proceeds via multiple, convergent signalling pathways: a genetic analysis. Mol Microbiol. 28:449–461.
  • O'TooleGA, KolterR. 1998b. Flagellar and twitching motility are necessary for Pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilm development. Mol Microbiol. 30:295–304.
  • PejinB, IodiceC, TommonaroG, De RosaS. 2008. Synthesis and biological activities of thio-avarol derivatives. J Nat Prod. 71:1850–1853.
  • PejinB, TalevskiA, CiricA, GlamoclijaJ, NikolicM, TalevskiT, SokovicM. 2014. In vitro evaluation of antimicrobial activity of the freshwater sponge Ochridaspongia rotunda (Arndt, 1937). Nat Prod Res. 10.1080/14786419.2014.911297.
  • RasmussenTB, GivskovM. 2006. Quorum sensing inhibitors: a bargain of effects. Microbiology. 152:895–904.
  • SandySM, Foong-YeeT. 2012. Anti-quorum sensing and antimicrobial activities of some traditional Chinese medicinal plants commonly used in South-East Asia. Malaysian J Microbiol. 8:11–20.
  • SpoeringAL, LewisK. 2001. Biofilms and planktonic cells of Pseudomonas aeruginosa have similar resistance to killing of antimicrobials. J Bacteriol.183:6746–6751.

Reprints and Corporate Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

To request a reprint or corporate permissions for this article, please click on the relevant link below:

Order Reprints Request Corporate Permissions

Academic Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

Obtain permissions instantly via Rightslink by clicking on the button below:

Request Academic Permissions

If you are unable to obtain permissions via Rightslink, please complete and submit this Permissions form. For more information, please visit our Permissions help page.

Related research

People also read lists articles that other readers of this article have read.

Recommended articles lists articles that we recommend and is powered by our AI driven recommendation engine.

Cited by lists all citing articles based on Crossref citations.
Articles with the Crossref icon will open in a new tab.