title: Prospects for plant-derived antibacterials.
abstract: Can weakly active phytochemicals be combined synergistically to produce new antibacterial treatments?
authors.affiliation: Antimicrobial Discovery Center and Department of Biology, Northeastern University, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA. k.lewis@neu.edu
authors.forename: Kim
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Lewis
authors.forename: Frederick M
authors.initials: FM
authors.lastname: Ausubel
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000188:drug therapy; D018432:Drug Resistance, Multiple; D004357:Drug Synergism; D019448:Ethnobotany / Q000639:trends; D020834:Ethnopharmacology / Q000639:trends*; D006801:Humans; D010598:Pharmacognosy / Q000639:trends*; D008517:Phytotherapy / Q000639:trends*; D028321:Plant Preparations / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D014774:Virulence
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D028321:Plant Preparations