Annonaceous acetogenins as biofilm formation promoters: challenges in increasing the efficiency of PAHs biodegradation processes

Abstract

As a strategy for bioremediation, biofilm forming bacteria might be employed assisted by natural products, like annonaceous acetogenins (ACG), isolated only from plants of the Annonaceae family. The present chapter provides evidence that ACGs can act as biofilm formation promoters by a mechanism of stress without reducing the amount of bacteria and thus, improving efficiency of PAHs biodegradation.