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Multifaceted Suppression of Staphylococcal Virulence Phenotypes: In Vitro Study of a Cellular Status With Reduced Agr Activity and Impaired Biofilm.
MicrobiologyOpen - 1 Oct 2026
Nguyen Nghi Bao, Ushijima Yuri, Sekiya Raiku, Morikawa Kazuya, Nguyen Le Thuy Thi
Abstract excerpt
Anti-quorum sensing (QS) therapy has been focused on to reduce the virulence of pathogenic bacteria. However, there is a risk that suppression of the staphylococcal QS Agr system might promote biofilm formation. In this study, we found that both Agr activity and the biofilm of Staphylococcus aureus can be reduced by a sappanwood extract (SWe). The impaired biofilm in the presence of SWe exhibited reduced...
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- Biofilms
- Staphylococcus aureus
- Bacterial Proteins
- Trans-Activators
- Virulence
- Virulence Factors
