Sublethal Photodynamic Treatment Does Not Lead to Development of Resistance

A promising new alternative approach for eradication of antibiotic-resistant strains is to expose microbes to photosensitizers, which upon illumination generate reactive oxygen species. Among the requirements for a potent, medically applicable photosensitizer, are high efficacy in killing microbes a...

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Main Authors: Rawan Al-Mutairi, Artak Tovmasyan, Ines Batinic-Haberle, Ludmil Benov
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-07-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmicb.2018.01699/full