Staphylococcus aureus growth delay after exposure to low fluencies of blue light (470 nm)

Abstract Antibiotic resistance is one of the greatest challenges to treat bacterial infections worldwide, leading to increase in medical expenses, prolonged hospital stay and increased mortality. The use of blue light has been suggested as an innovative alternative to overcome this problem. In this...

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Main Authors: I. D. C. Galo, B. E. De Lima, T. G. Santos, A. Braoios, R. P. Prado, W. G. Dos Santos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Internacional de Ecologia
Series:Brazilian Journal of Biology
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1519-69842020005012203&lng=en&tlng=en