Maggot excretions/secretions are differentially effective against biofilms of Staphylococcus aureus and Pseudomonas aeruginosa

Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy

Volumn 61, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 117-122

  Van der Plas, Mariena J A ^a   Jukema, Gerrolt N ^a,c   Wai, Sin Wen ^a,b   Dogterom Ballering, Heleen C M ^a   Lagendijk, Ellen I ^b   Van Gulpen, Co ^a   Van Dissel, Jaap T ^a   Bloemberg, Guido V ^b   Nibbering, Peter H ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Bacterial killing; Lucilia sericata; Quorum sensing

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; BIOLOGICAL PRODUCT; MAGGOT EXCRETION; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AGAR DIFFUSION; ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ARTHROPOD; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL VIABILITY; BACTERICIDAL ACTIVITY; BIOFILM; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; IN VITRO STUDY; LUCILIA SERICATA; MAGGOT; MAGGOT THERAPY; MICROTITER PLATE ASSAY; NONHUMAN; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; QUORUM SENSING; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BIOFILMS; DIPTERA; LARVA; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 37549058404     PISSN: 03057453     EISSN: 14602091     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jac/dkm407     Document Type: Article

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