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Effects of adaptation to carvacrol on Staphylococcus aureus in the planktonic and biofilm phases.
Biofouling - 1 Jul 2017
Nostro Antonia, Marino Andreana, Ginestra Giovanna, Cellini Luigina, Di Giulio Mara, Bisignano Giuseppe
Abstract excerpt
The effect of exposure to sub-minimum inhibitory concentrations of carvacrol, for either 3-10 days, on direct (carvacrol) or cross-protection (cinnamaldehyde, eugenol, antibiotics) and the influence on planktonic and biofilm growth of four Staphylococcus aureus strains were reported. The sequential exposure to carvacrol resulted in a direct protection that was more evident in two of the four strains after...
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