Fukugiside, a biflavonoid from Garcinia travancorica inhibits biofilm formation of Streptococcus pyogenes and its associated virulence factors.
CONCLUSION: Fukugiside exhibits potent anti-biofilm and anti-virulence activity against different M serotypes of S. pyogenes. It is also non-toxic, which augurs well for its clinical application.
PMID: 30052177 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Journal of Medical Microbiology - Category: Microbiology Authors: Nandu TG, Subramenium GA, Shiburaj S, Viszwapriya D, Iyer PM, Balamurugan K, Rameshkumar KB, Karutha Pandian S Tags: J Med Microbiol Source Type: research