Autoinducer-2 of Streptococcus mitis as a target molecule to inhibit pathogenic multi-species biofilm formation in vitro and in an endotracheal intubation rat model

Frontiers in Microbiology

Volumn 7, Issue FEB, 2016, Pages

  Wang, Zhengli ^a   Xiang, Qingqing ^a   Yang, Ting ^a   Li, Luquan ^a   Yang, Jingli ^a   Li, Hongong ^a   He, Yu ^a   Zhang, Yunhui ^a   Lu, Qi ^a   Yu, Jialin ^a  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF CHONGQING MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

AI 2; Biofilms; PAO1; Streptococcus mitis; Ventilator associated pneumonia

Indexed keywords

AUTOINDUCER 2; INTERLEUKIN 10; INTERLEUKIN 4; INTERLEUKIN 6; RIBOSYLHOMOCYSTEINASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BIOFILM; BIOLUMINESCENCE; BRONCHOALVEOLAR LAVAGE FLUID; CELL GROWTH ASSAY; CELL VIABILITY; COLONY FORMING UNIT; CONFOCAL LASER MICROSCOPY; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FILTERS AND MEMBRANES; GENE EXPRESSION; IN VITRO STUDY; LUNG INFECTION; MORTALITY RATE; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENICITY; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; RAT; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; STREPTOCOCCUS MITIS; VENTILATOR ASSOCIATED PNEUMONIA;

EID: 84962159606     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1664302X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2016.00088     Document Type: Article

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