Cinnamaldehyde Inhibits Staphylococcus aureus Virulence Factors and Protects against Infection in a Galleria mellonella Model

Cinnamaldehyde Inhibits Staphylococcus aureus Virulence Factors and Protects against Infection in a Galleria mellonella Model

Bacterial resistance to the available marketed drugs has prompted the search of novel therapies; especially in regards of anti-virulence strategies that aim to make bacteria less pathogenic and/or decrease their probability to become resistant to therapy. Cinnamaldehyde is widely known for its antib...

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Main Authors: Thiago A. F. Ferro, Jéssica M. M. Araújo, Bruna L. dos Santos Pinto, Jéssica S. dos Santos, Eliene B. Souza, Bruna L. R. da Silva, Valderlane L. P. Colares, Tânia M. G. Novais, Clovis M. B. Filho, Carsten Struve, João B. Calixto, Valério Monteiro-Neto, Luís C. N. da Silva, Elizabeth S. Fernandes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2016-12-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
Subjects:
essential oil
cinnamaldehyde
infection
bacterial virulence
S. aureus
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmicb.2016.02052/full

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