Identification of novel candidates for inhibition of<i>LasR</i>, a quorum-sensing receptor of multidrug resistant<i>Pseudomonas aeruginosa</i>, through a specialized multi-level<i>in silico</i>approach
Rita P. Magalhães, Tatiana F. Vieira, André Melo, Sérgio F. Sousa
Abstract
The emergence of multi-drug resistant bacteria in the past decades has become one of the major public health issues of our time.
Topics & Concepts
Quorum sensingPseudomonas aeruginosaIn silicoMultiple drug resistanceIdentification (biology)MicrobiologyComputational biologyBiologyBacteriaDrug resistanceBiofilmGeneticsGeneEcologyBacterial biofilms and quorum sensingAntimicrobial Peptides and ActivitiesAntibiotic Resistance in Bacteria