In vitro modulatory effects of lichen secondary metabolite vulpinic acid on pyoverdine production and quorum sensing-regulated traits in Pseudomonas aeruginosa.

World J Microbiol Biotechnol · 2026 · PMC12965919 · PMID 41792546

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did not reach statistical significancep > 0.05actually significant

a decreasing trendno p-value reported

pqsA expression showed a decreasing trend, although this did not reach statistical significance ( p > 0.05).

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