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ArticleFrontiers in cellular and infection microbiology2026

Dual antibacterial action of ethyl ferulate as antibiofilm molecule and antibiotic synergist against

Zhijin Zhang, Yubin Bai, Jing Xu, Rongbin Hu, Zixuan Shang, Xiaojuan Wei, Weiwei Wang, Bing Li, Zhen Zhu, Jiyu Zhang

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Article in Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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10 authors.

Zhijin Zhang *Key Laboratory of New Animal Drug Project of Gansu Province, Key Laboratory of Veterinary Pharmaceutical Development of the Ministry of Agriculture, Lanzhou Institute of Husbandry and Pharmaceutical Sciences of Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS), Lanzhou, Gansu, China.
Yubin Bai *Key Laboratory of New Animal Drug Project of Gansu Province, Key Laboratory of Veterinary Pharmaceutical Development of the Ministry of Agriculture, Lanzhou Institute of Husbandry and Pharmaceutical Sciences of Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS), Lanzhou, Gansu, China.
Jing XuKey Laboratory of New Animal Drug Project of Gansu Province, Key Laboratory of Veterinary Pharmaceutical Development of the Ministry of Agriculture, Lanzhou Institute of Husbandry and Pharmaceutical Sciences of Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS), Lanzhou, Gansu, China.
Rongbin HuKey Laboratory of New Animal Drug Project of Gansu Province, Key Laboratory of Veterinary Pharmaceutical Development of the Ministry of Agriculture, Lanzhou Institute of Husbandry and Pharmaceutical Sciences of Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS), Lanzhou, Gansu, China.
Zixuan ShangKey Laboratory of New Animal Drug Project of Gansu Province, Key Laboratory of Veterinary Pharmaceutical Development of the Ministry of Agriculture, Lanzhou Institute of Husbandry and Pharmaceutical Sciences of Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS), Lanzhou, Gansu, China.
Xiaojuan WeiKey Laboratory of New Animal Drug Project of Gansu Province, Key Laboratory of Veterinary Pharmaceutical Development of the Ministry of Agriculture, Lanzhou Institute of Husbandry and Pharmaceutical Sciences of Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS), Lanzhou, Gansu, China.
Weiwei WangKey Laboratory of New Animal Drug Project of Gansu Province, Key Laboratory of Veterinary Pharmaceutical Development of the Ministry of Agriculture, Lanzhou Institute of Husbandry and Pharmaceutical Sciences of Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS), Lanzhou, Gansu, China.
Bing LiKey Laboratory of New Animal Drug Project of Gansu Province, Key Laboratory of Veterinary Pharmaceutical Development of the Ministry of Agriculture, Lanzhou Institute of Husbandry and Pharmaceutical Sciences of Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS), Lanzhou, Gansu, China.
Zhen ZhuCollege of Life Science and Food Engineering, Hebei University of Engineering, Handan, Hebei, China.
Jiyu ZhangKey Laboratory of New Animal Drug Project of Gansu Province, Key Laboratory of Veterinary Pharmaceutical Development of the Ministry of Agriculture, Lanzhou Institute of Husbandry and Pharmaceutical Sciences of Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS), Lanzhou, Gansu, China.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Introduction: The biofilm formed by Methods: This study evaluated the anti-biofilm and synergistic antibacterial effects of ethyl ferulate (EF) on Results: The results demonstrated that EF effectively inhibited the formation of Discussion: These findings demonstrate that EF possesses potent anti-biofilm activity and holds promise as an antibacterial synergist, offering a promising strategy for the treatment of

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Anti-Bacterial AgentsBiofilmsDrug SynergismEscherichia coliEscherichia coli ProteinsGene Expression Regulation, BacterialMicrobial Sensitivity TestsPolysaccharides, BacterialAnti-Bacterial AgentsEscherichia coli ProteinsPolysaccharides, Bacterialantibacterial synergistantibiofilmEscherichia coliextracellular polymeric substancemotility

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