Exploring the potential of hydrolytic enzymes combined with antibacterial agents to disrupt pathogenic biofilms and disinfect released cells.

Biofilms are bacterial communities encapsulated in a self-produced extracellular polymeric matrix comprising carbohydrates, proteins, lipids, and DNA. This matrix provides structural integrity while significantly enhancing bacterial antibiotic resistance, presenting substantial disinfection challenges. The persistence of biofilm-associated infections and foodborne outbreaks underscores the need for more effective disinfection strategies.

Essential Oil to Enhance the Effect of Imipenem against Axenic and Co-Cultures of and .

This research focuses on assessing the synergistic effects of Mexican oregano ( essential oil or carvacrol when combined with the antibiotic imipenem, aiming to reduce the pathogenic viability and virulence of and . The study highlighted the synergistic effect of combining essential oil or carvacrol with imipenem, significantly reducing the required doses for inhibiting bacterial growth. The combination treatments drastically lowered the necessary imipenem doses, highlighting a potent enhancement in efficacy against and .

Oregano Essential Oil versus Conventional Disinfectants against Typhimurium and O157:H7 Biofilms and Damage to Stainless-Steel Surfaces.

This study compared the effect of oregano essential oil versus sodium hypochlorite, hydrogen peroxide, and benzalkonium chloride against the viability of adhered Typhimurium and O157:H7 on 304 stainless steel. Oregano essential oil was effective in disrupting the biofilms of both bacteria at concentrations ranging from 0.15 to 0.

Antioxidants in Oak ( sp.): Potential Application to Reduce Oxidative Rancidity in Foods.

This review explores the antioxidant properties of oak ( sp.) extracts and their potential application in preventing oxidative rancidity in food products. Oxidative rancidity negatively impacts food quality, causing changes in color, odor, and flavor and reducing the shelf life of products.

Facing Resistant Bacteria with Plant Essential Oils: Reviewing the Oregano Case.

Antibiotic resistance is a serious global threat, and the misuse of antibiotics is considered its main cause. It is characterized by the expression of bacterial defense mechanisms, e.g.