Combined Effect of Melittin<i> </i>and DNase on <i>Enterococcus</i> f<i>aecalis</i> Biofilms and Its Susceptibility to Sodium Hypochlorite

Biofilm communities are tolerant to antimicrobials and difficult to eradicate. This study aimed to investigate the effect of melittin, an antimicrobial peptide, either alone or in combination with deoxyribonuclease (DNase), an inhibitor of extracellular deoxyribonucleic acid (eDNA), against <i>...

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Main Authors: Sujitha Ramaraj, Mi-Ah Kim, Vinicius Rosa, Prasanna Neelakantan, Won-Jun Shon, Kyung-San Min
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-08-01
Series:Materials
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1944/13/17/3740