Farnesol induces cell detachment from established S. epidermidis biofilms

Antibiotic resistance is a serious problem in Staphylococcus epidermidis infections as many clinical isolates of this organism are resistant to up to eight different antibiotics. The increased resistance to conventional antibiotic therapy has lead to the search for new antimicrobial therapeutic agen...

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Main Author: Cerca, Nuno (author)
Other Authors: Gomes, F. I. (author), Bento, Joana C. (author), França, Ângela (author), Rolo, Joana (author), Miragaia, Maria (author), Teixeira, P. (author), Oliveira, Rosário (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2013
Subjects:
S. epidermidis
Biofilm detachment
Clinical strains
Science & Technology
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1822/27436
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:repositorium.sdum.uminho.pt:1822/27436

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http://hdl.handle.net/1822/27436

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