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Herbal extracts as antibiotic adjuvants against ESKAPE pathogens: mechanisms and therapeutic potential

Hanlin Ma,Jing Wang,3 Authors,Chuandong Wang

2026 · DOI: 10.1016/j.engmic.2026.100273
Engineering Microbiology · 0 Citations

TLDR

Herbal extracts act as antibiotic adjuvants against ESKAPE pathogens and AI accelerates the effective discovery of antibiotic adjuvants from herbal sources.

Abstract

Highlights • Herbal extracts act as antibiotic adjuvants against ESKAPE pathogens.• Synergistic herbal-antibiotic effects arise from multi-target mechanisms.• AI accelerates the effective discovery of antibiotic adjuvants from herbal sources.• Standardized process and elucidated mechanisms drive herbal clinical translation.