| Literature DB >> 24379199 |
Jeng Yeong Chow1, Yuanyong Yang, Song Buck Tay, Kim Lee Chua, Wen Shan Yew.
Abstract
Acinetobacter baumannii is a major human pathogen associated with multidrug-resistant nosocomial infections; its virulence is attributed to quorum-sensing-mediated biofilm formation, and disruption of biofilm formation is an attractive antivirulence strategy. Here, we report the first successful demonstration of biofilm disruption in a clinical isolate of A. baumannii S1, using a quorum-quenching lactonase obtained by directed evolution; this engineered lactonase significantly reduced the biomass of A. baumannii-associated biofilms, demonstrating the utility of this antivirulence strategy.Entities:
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Year: 2013 PMID: 24379199 PMCID: PMC3957888 DOI: 10.1128/AAC.02410-13
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Antimicrob Agents Chemother ISSN: 0066-4804 Impact factor: 5.191