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ArticleInternational journal of molecular sciences2026

RETRACTED: Cavalu et al. Characterization of the Anti-Biofilm and Anti-Quorum Sensing Activities of the β-Adrenoreceptor Antagonist Atenolol Against Gram-Negative Bacterial Pathogens.

Simona Cavalu, Samar S Elbaramawi, Ahmed G Eissa, Mohamed F Radwan, Tarek S Ibrahim, El-Sayed Khafagy, Bruno Silvester Lopes, Mohamed A M Ali, Wael A H Hegazy, Mahmoud A Elfaky

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Article in International journal of molecular sciences, 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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What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors.

Simona CavaluFaculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, University of Oradea, P-ta 1 Decembrie 10, 410087 Oradea, Romania.ORCID 0000-0001-7810-8925
Samar S ElbaramawiMedicinal Chemistry Department, Faculty of Pharmacy, Zagazig University, Zagazig 44519, Egypt.ORCID 0000-0001-8658-1296
Ahmed G EissaMedicinal Chemistry Department, Faculty of Pharmacy, Zagazig University, Zagazig 44519, Egypt.ORCID 0000-0002-4252-0317
Mohamed F RadwanDepartment of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah 21589, Saudi Arabia.
Tarek S IbrahimDepartment of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah 21589, Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0000-0002-3049-4617
El-Sayed KhafagyDepartment of Pharmaceutics, College of Pharmacy, Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University, Al-kharj 11942, Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0000-0002-3741-0893
Bruno Silvester LopesSchool of Health and Life Sciences, Teesside University, Middlesbrough TS1 3BA, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-1476-2108
Mohamed A M AliDepartment of Biology, College of Science, Imam Mohammad Ibn Saud Islamic University, Riyadh 11432, Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0000-0001-8217-0262
Wael A H HegazyDepartment of Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Zagazig University, Zagazig 44519, Egypt.ORCID 0000-0001-5683-4803
Mahmoud A ElfakyDepartment of Natural Products, Faculty of Pharmacy, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah 21589, Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0000-0003-3931-9353

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The journal retracts the article titled "Characterization of the Anti-Biofilm and Anti-Quorum Sensing Activities of the β-Adrenoreceptor Antagonist Atenolol Against Gram-Negative Bacterial Pathogens" [...].

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PMCPMC13159964

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