Bactericidal activity of alpha-bromocinnamaldehyde against persisters in Escherichia coli.

Persisters are tolerant to multiple antibiotics, and widely distributed in bacteria, fungi, parasites, and even cancerous human cell populations, leading to recurrent infections and relapse after therapy. In this study, we investigated the potential of cinnamaldehyde and its derivatives to eradicate...

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Main Authors: Qingshan Shen, Wei Zhou, Liangbin Hu, Yonghua Qi, Hongmei Ning, Jian Chen, Haizhen Mo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5531548?pdf=render