Efficacy of Artesunate against Pseudomonas aeruginosa Biofilm Mediated by Iron

Pseudomonas aeruginosa is capable of causing a variety of chronic infections due to the formation of biofilms. Iron is essential for growth of Pseudomonas aeruginosa, and therapies that interfere with iron may help treat P. aeruginosa infections. Herein, we investigated whether artesunate, which is...

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Main Authors: Lei Bao, Jinjin Guo, Lei Feng, Xianjie Zhou, Qi Lu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2019-01-01
Series:BioMed Research International
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2019/4810217