Halogenated indoles eradicate bacterial persister cells and biofilms

AMB Express

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2016, Pages

  Lee, Jin Hyung ^a   Kim, Yong Guy ^a   Gwon, Giyeon ^a   Wood, Thomas K ^b   Lee, Jintae ^a  

^a Yeungnam University   (South Korea)

^b The Pennsylvania State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Antibiotic resistance; Biofilms; Escherichia coli; Indoles; Persisters; Staphylococcus aureus

Indexed keywords

1 BOC 7 METHYLINDOLE; 3 INDOLEMETHANOL; 4 FLUOROINDOLE; 5 (TRIFLUOROMETHOXY)INDOLINE 2,3 DIONE; 5 FLUOROXIINDOLE; 5 IODOINDOLE; 7 (TRIFLUOROMETHYL) INDOLINE 2,3 DIONE; 7 AZAINDOLE; 7 BENZYLOXY INDOLE; 7 BENZYLOXYINDOLE; 7 BROMOINDOLE; 7 CHLOROINDOLE; 7 FORMYLINDOLE; 7 HYDROXYINDOLE; 7 METHOXYINDOLE; 8 FLUOROQUINOLINE; AMPICILLIN; CIPROFLOXACIN; CRYSTAL VIOLET; INDOLE 3 ACETAMIDE; INDOLE 3 ACETONITRILE; INDOLE 3 CARBOXYALDEHYDE; INDOLE DERIVATIVE; ISATIN; MESSENGER RNA; METHYL INDOLE 7 CARBOXYLATE; RIFAMPICIN; STAPHYLOCOCCUS TOXIN; STAPHYLOXANTHIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; CELL KILLING; CONFOCAL LASER SCANNING MICROSCOPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GROWTH INHIBITION; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; RNA ISOLATION; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

EID: 85002487986     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21910855     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s13568-016-0297-6     Document Type: Article

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