Transcriptional and functional analysis of the effects of magnolol: inhibition of autolysis and biofilms in Staphylococcus aureus.

BACKGROUND: The targeting of Staphylococcus aureus biofilm structures are now gaining interest as an alternative strategy for developing new types of antimicrobial agents. Magnolol (MOL) shows inhibitory activity against S. aureus biofilms and Triton X-100-induced autolysis in vitro, although there...

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Main Authors: Dacheng Wang, Qi Jin, Hua Xiang, Wei Wang, Na Guo, Kaiyu Zhang, Xudong Tang, Rizeng Meng, Haihua Feng, Lihui Liu, Xiaohong Wang, Junchao Liang, Fengge Shen, Mingxun Xing, Xuming Deng, Lu Yu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3203910?pdf=render