Metagenomic quorum quenching enzymes affect biofilm formation of Candida albicans and Staphylococcus epidermidis.

Biofilm formation in the clinical environment is of increasing concern since a significant part of human infections is associated, and caused by biofilm establishment of (opportunistic) pathogens, for instance Candida albicans and Staphylococcus epidermidis. The rapidly increasing number of antibiot...

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Main Authors: Nancy Weiland-Bräuer, Irene Malek, Ruth A Schmitz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2019-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0211366