Open AccessIn vitro interference of tigecycline at subinhibitory concentrations on biofilm development by Enterococcus faecalis
Author(s) -
J.R. Maestre,
L. Aguilar,
M. Mateo,
María-José Giménez,
M.-L. Mendez,
Luís Alou,
Juan José Granizo,
José M. Prieto
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.124
H-Index - 194
eISSN - 1460-2091
pISSN - 0305-7453
DOI - 10.1093/jac/dks014
Subject(s) - tigecycline , enterococcus faecalis , microbiology and biotechnology , biofilm , antibiotics , biology , chemistry , staphylococcus aureus , bacteria , genetics
Since biofilm formation is the hallmark of Enterococcus faecalis isolates, the aim of this study was to quantify biofilm formation in the presence of subinhibitory concentrations of tigecycline.
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