Antimicrobial Sub-MIC induces Staphylococcus aureus biofilm formation without affecting the bacterial count
Exposure to sub-MIC doses of antimicrobial agents induces the biofilm-forming capacity of S. aureus via increasing the total biomass without significantly affecting the bacterial growth of viable count.
Authors
- Aliaa Aboulela (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2923-1027)
- Ahmed H. Gaballah (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9038-6597)
- Abeer Abd El Rahim Ghazal (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8530-4879)
- Ahmed Noby Amer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3610-4592)
- Raghda Elawady
Institutions
- Pharos University in Alexandria (EG)
- Alexandria University (EG)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Infectious Diseases
- Published
- 2024-09-28
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12879-024-09790-3
- Citations
- 22
- Primary Topic
- Bacterial biofilms and quorum sensing
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 5.14
Funders
- Science and Technology Development Fund
- Alexandria University