CellWell record HH-76628
Fatty Acids as Prebiotics and Their Role in Antibiofilm Activity
Filomena Nazzaro; Francesca Coppola; Florinda Fratianni; Raffaele Coppola
2026
In plain language
A review reports that short- and medium-chain fatty acids inhibit biofilm formation, with omega-3 fatty acids disrupting Staphylococcus aureus and Pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilms through membrane damage and quorum sensing inhibition.
- Evidence
- Emerging
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