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From: Calcium-chelating alizarin and other anthraquinones inhibit biofilm formation and the hemolytic activity of Staphylococcus aureus

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Antibiofilm activities of alizarin against S. aureus and S. epidermidis.

The antibiofilm activities (OD570) of alizarin were determined against two methicillin-sensitive S. aureus strains (MSSA, ATCC 25923 and ATCC 6538), a methicillin-resistant S. aureus strain (MRSA, MW2) (a–c) and S. epidermidis (ATCC 14990) (d). Two independent experiments were conducted (12 wells per sample); error bars indicate standard deviations. *P < 0.05 versus non-treated controls (N or None). Biofilm formation on glass was observed by confocal laser microscopy (e). Scale bars represent 50 μm.

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