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ANTIBIOFILM ACTIVITY OF COBETIA MARINA FILTRATE UPON STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS CATHETER-RELATED ISOLATES

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BRAZILIAN JOURNAL OF MICROBIOLOGY
Volume 42, Issue 4, Pages 1329-1333

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SOC BRASILEIRA MICROBIOLOGIA
DOI: 10.1590/S1517-83822011000400013

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biofilms; antibiofilm activity; Staphylococcus epidermidis; Cobetia marina; Darwinella sp.

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We report the antibiofilm activity by the sponge-associated bacterium Cobetia marina upon Staphylococcus epidermidis clinical isolates obtained from central venous catheters. Antibiofilm activity/antimicrobial susceptibility correlation might predict the action of the metabolite(s) upon Staphylococcus epidermidis in the clinic, making it a possible adjuvant in therapies against biofilm-associated infections.

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