Antibacterial Activity and Membrane-Targeting Mechanism of Aloe-Emodin Against Staphylococcus epidermidis

Antibacterial Activity and Membrane-Targeting Mechanism of Aloe-Emodin Against Staphylococcus epidermidis

The emergence of multidrug-resistant Staphylococcus epidermidis (S. epidermidis) dwarfs the current antibiotic development and calls for the discovery of new antibacterial agents. Aloe-emodin is a plant-derived compound that holds promise to battle against these strains. This work reports the antimi...

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Main Authors: Tao Li, Yan Lu, Hua Zhang, Lei Wang, Ross C. Beier, Yajie Jin, Wenjing Wang, Huanrong Li, Xiaolin Hou
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-08-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
Subjects:
aloe-emodin
Staphylococcus epidermidis
membrane target
inhibit
biofilm
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmicb.2021.621866/full

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