| Literature DB >> 23220967 |
Llinos G Harris1, Yamni Nigam, James Sawyer, Dietrich Mack, David I Pritchard.
Abstract
Staphylococcus aureus and Staphylococcus epidermidis biofilms cause chronic infections due to their ability to form biofilms. The excretions/secretions of Lucilia sericata larvae (maggots) have effective activity for debridement and disruption of bacterial biofilms. In this paper, we demonstrate how chymotrypsin derived from maggot excretions/secretions disrupts protein-dependent bacterial biofilm formation mechanisms.Entities:
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Year: 2012 PMID: 23220967 PMCID: PMC3568615 DOI: 10.1128/AEM.03689-12
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Appl Environ Microbiol ISSN: 0099-2240 Impact factor: 4.792