| Autor: |
Anne Tøndervik, Håvard Sletta, Geir Klinkenberg, Charlotte Emanuel, Lydia C Powell, Manon F Pritchard, Saira Khan, Kieron M Craine, Edvar Onsøyen, Phil D Rye, Chris Wright, David W Thomas, Katja E Hill |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Rok vydání: |
2014 |
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| Zdroj: |
PLoS ONE, Vol 9, Iss 11, p e112518 (2014) |
| Druh dokumentu: |
article |
| ISSN: |
1932-6203 |
| DOI: |
10.1371/journal.pone.0112518 |
| Popis: |
The oligosaccharide OligoG, an alginate derived from seaweed, has been shown to have anti-bacterial and anti-biofilm properties and potentiates the activity of selected antibiotics against multi-drug resistant bacteria. The ability of OligoG to perturb fungal growth and potentiate conventional antifungal agents was evaluated using a range of pathogenic fungal strains. Candida (n = 11) and Aspergillus (n = 3) spp. were tested using germ tube assays, LIVE/DEAD staining, scanning electron microscopy (SEM), atomic force microscopy (AFM) and high-throughput minimum inhibition concentration assays (MICs). In general, the strains tested showed a significant dose-dependent reduction in cell growth at ≥6% OligoG as measured by optical density (OD600; P0.5%) also showed a significant inhibitory effect on hyphal growth in germ tube assays, although strain-dependent variations in efficacy were observed (P |
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