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SUBMITTER: Vidigal PG
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3972220 | biostudies-literature | 2014
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Vidigal Pedrina G PG Müsken Mathias M Becker Katrin A KA Häussler Susanne S Wingender Jost J Steinmann Eike E Kehrmann Jan J Gulbins Erich E Buer Jan J Rath Peter Michael PM Steinmann Jörg J
PloS one 20140401 4
We investigated the in vitro and in vivo activities of epigallocatechin-3-gallate (EGCg), a green tea component, against Stenotrophomonas maltophilia (Sm) isolates from cystic fibrosis (CF) patients. In vitro effects of EGCg and the antibiotic colistin (COL) on growth inhibition, survival, and also against young and mature biofilms of S. maltophilia were determined. Qualitative and quantitative changes on the biofilms were assessed by confocal laser scanning microscopy (CLSM). Further, in vivo e ...[more]