Disruption of the <i>Enterococcus faecalis–</i>Induced Biofilm on the Intraocular Lens Using Bacteriophages
Phage therapy, a novel treatment option for refractory and recurrent endophthalmitis caused by biofilm-forming bacteria, effectively lyses E. faecalis-induced biofilms.
Authors
- Shigenobu Matsuzaki (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5591-3753)
- Jumpei Uchiyama (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0846-0100)
- Tatsuma Kishimoto (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5437-7298)
- Ken Fukuda (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4990-6308)
- Kenji Yamashiro (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9354-8558)
- Waka Ishida (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3217-3059)
- Daisuke Todokoro
- Aozora Kuwana
Institutions
- Okayama University (JP)
- Gunma University (JP)
- Kōchi University (JP)
- Kochi Gakuen College (JP)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Translational Vision Science & Technology
- Published
- 2024-12-16
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1167/tvst.13.12.25
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Bacterial biofilms and quorum sensing
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.23
Funders
- Japan Society for the Promotion of Science