Innovative Strategies to Overcome Biofilm Resistance

Table 2

Recent APDT studies of biofilms and animal models.

Microorganism	Photosensitizer	Model	References
P. aeruginosa, Methicillin-resistant; S. aureus	MB	Biofilm	Biel et al., 2011 [65]
P. aeruginosa	5-,10-,15-,20-tetrakis(1-methyl-pyridino)-21H, 23H-porphine, tetra-p-tosylate salt (TMP)	Biofilm	Collins et al., 2010 [62]
Candida spp., Trichosporon mucoides,; and Kodamaea ohmeri	Cationic nanoemulsion of zinc 2-,9-,16-,23-tetrakis(phenylthio)-29H, 31H-phthalocyanine (ZnPc)	Biofilm	Junqueira et al., 2012 [63]
Enterococcus faecalis	MB	Biofilm	Meire et al., 2012 [66]
Proteus mirabilis; P. aeruginosa	Fullerenes B6	Mouse model	Lu et al., 2010 [69]
C. albicans	New MB	Mouse model	Dai et al., 2011 [67]
S. aureus	Chlorin e6	Mouse model	Park et al., 2010 [61]
P. aeruginosa	Hypocrellin B with lanthanide ions (HB:La^+3)	Mouse model	Hashimoto et al., 2012 [68]