Unsaturated Fatty Acids Control Biofilm Formation of <i>Staphylococcus aureus</i> and Other Gram-Positive Bacteria

Infections involving biofilms are difficult to treat due to increased resistances against antibiotics and the immune system. Hence, there is an urgent demand for novel drugs against biofilm infections. During our search for novel biofilm inhibitors from fungi, we isolated linoleic acid from the asco...

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Main Authors: Kamila Tomoko Yuyama, Manfred Rohde, Gabriella Molinari, Marc Stadler, Wolf-Rainer Abraham
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-11-01
Series:Antibiotics
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2079-6382/9/11/788