Destruction of Staphylococcus aureus biofilms by combining an antibiotic with subtilisin A or calcium gluconate

Abstract In S. aureus biofilms, bacteria are embedded in a matrix of extracellular polymeric substances (EPS) and are highly tolerant to antimicrobial drugs. We thus sought to identify non-antibiotic substances with broad-spectrum activity able to destroy the EPS matrix and enhance the effect of ant...

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Main Authors: JingJing Liu, Jean-Yves Madec, Alain Bousquet-Mélou, Marisa Haenni, Aude A. Ferran
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2021-03-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-85722-4