Effective killing of Mycobacterium abscessus biofilm by nanoemulsion delivery of plant phytochemicals

ABSTRACT Mycobacterium is an acid-fast, aerobic, non-motile, and biofilm-forming bacterium. The increasing prevalence of mycobacterial infections makes it necessary to find new methods to combat the resistance of bacteria to conventional antibiotics. Mycobacterium abscessus is an emerging pathogen t...

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Published in:	Microbiology Spectrum
Main Authors:	Casey Albano, Ahmed Nabawy, Wyatt C. Tran, Malavika Prithviraj, Takehiro Kado, Muhammad Aamir Hassan, Jessa Marie V. Makabenta, Vincent M. Rotello, Yasu S. Morita
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	American Society for Microbiology 2025-03-01
Subjects:	antimicrobial agents essential oils drug delivery Mycobacterium nanoemulsion phytochemical
Online Access:	https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/spectrum.02166-24