Farnesol antimicrobial role as biofilm cell detachment inducer in S. epidermidis biofilms

Objetives: Farnesol is a naturally-occurring sesquiterpene that was originally isolated from essential oils found in many plants has been described to have antimicrobial potential against several bacteria, including S. epidermidis. However, farnesol mechanism of action is not yet fully understood an...

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Main Author: Cerca, Nuno (author)
Other Authors: Gomes, F. I. (author), França, Ângela (author), Bento, Joana C. (author), Rolo, Joana (author), Miragaia, Maria (author), Teixeira, P. (author), Vilanova, Manuel (author), Oliveira, Rosário (author)
Format: conferenceObject
Language:eng
Published: 2012
Subjects:
Biofilms
Antimicrobial resistant
Cell detachment
Gene expression
Confocal microscopy
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1822/25770
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:repositorium.sdum.uminho.pt:1822/25770

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http://hdl.handle.net/1822/25770

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