Synergistic Removal of Static and Dynamic Staphylococcus aureus Biofilms by Combined Treatment with a Bacteriophage Endolysin and a Polysaccharide Depolymerase

Staphylococcus aureus is an important pathogen and biofilm former. Biofilms cause problems in clinics and food production and are highly recalcitrant to antibiotics and sanitizers. Bacteriophage endolysins kill bacteria by degrading their cell wall and are therefore deemed promising antimicrobials a...

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Hauptverfasser:	Nanna M. C. Olsen, Elowine Thiran, Tobias Hasler, Thomas Vanzieleghem, Georgios N. Belibasakis, Jacques Mahillon, Martin J. Loessner, Mathias Schmelcher
Format:	Artigo
Sprache:	Inglês
Veröffentlicht:	MDPI AG 2018-08-01
Schriftenreihe:	Viruses
Schlagworte:	endolysin depolymerase biofilm S. aureus synergy antimicrobial dynamic model flow cell
Online-Zugang:	http://www.mdpi.com/1999-4915/10/8/438
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