Inhibition of Glucosyltransferase Activity and Glucan Production as an Antibiofilm Mechanism of Lemongrass Essential Oil against <i>Escherichia coli</i> O157:H7

• Main Authors: Luis A. Ortega-Ramirez (Author), M. Melissa Gutiérrez-Pacheco (Author), Irasema Vargas-Arispuro (Author), Gustavo A. González-Aguilar (Author), Miguel A. Martínez-Téllez (Author), J. Fernando Ayala-Zavala (Author)
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• Published: MDPI AG, 2020-02-01T00:00:00Z.
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The resistance of <i>Escherichia coli</i> O157:H7 to disinfection is associated with its ability to form biofilms, mainly constituted by glucans produced by glucosyltransferases. Citral and geraniol, terpenes found in the essential oil of <i>Cymbopogon citratus</i> (EO), have...