Phytochemical analysis of an Australian native plant against common wound-colonising bacteria

Many diseases and disease agents that were once controlled by antibiotics have evolved into new resistant forms which are no longer susceptible to the original antimicrobial therapy. The global emergence of multidrug-resistant forms of bacteria continues to limit the efficacy of current therapeutics, resulting in treatment failure and infection recurrence. Bacterial resistance to current therapeutics continue to increase, hence, alternative antimicrobial agents derived from natural sources are being targeted. Plants produce different types of biologically active compounds, many of which have been shown to have antimicrobial effects. These bioactive compounds may form new therapeutic agents which can be used as a source of antibacterial, anti-inflammatory and wound-healing treatments.