The use of commercially available alpha-amylase compounds to inhibit and remove Staphylococcus aureus biofilms

Open Microbiology Journal

Volumn 5, Issue , 2011, Pages 21-31

  Craigen, Bradford ^a   Dashiff, Aliza ^a   Kadouri, Daniel E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY OF NEW JERSEY   (United States)

Author keywords

amylases; Biofilm control; Biofilm dispersing enzymes; Staphylococcus aureus

Indexed keywords

AMYLASE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL CELL; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL MEMBRANE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BIOFILM; CELL ADHESION; CELL AGGREGATION; CELL SURFACE; CONTROLLED STUDY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 79958156496     PISSN: None     EISSN: 18742858     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2174/1874285801105010021     Document Type: Article

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