Coral-Associated Bacteria as a Promising Antibiofilm Agent against Methicillin-Resistant and -Susceptible Staphylococcus aureus Biofilms
Table 3
(a) Effect of CAB-E2 and E4 on the cell surface hydrophobicity of MRSA isolates at BIC (100 μg/mL). (b) Effect of CAB-E2 and E4 on the cell surface hydrophobicity of MSSA isolates at BIC (100 μg/mL). Mean values of triplicate individual experiments and SDs are shown. *indicates the statistical significance ().
(a)
S. aureus strains
Effect of CAB extracts at BIC on MRSA surface hydrophobicity
Control (0)
CAB-E2 (100 μg/mL)
CAB-E4 (100 μg/mL)
MRSA ATCC 33591
51.60%
25% ± 3.2*
38.3% ± 2.4*
MRSA-20
62%
29% ± 3.6*
45.5% ± 3.8*
MRSA-44
27.90%
15% ± 4.1*
21.45% ± 2.8*
MRSA-45
44.20%
23% ± 3.6*
33.6% ± 3.1*
MRSA-395
29.50%
23% ± 2.6*
26.25% ± 3.4*
MRSA-410
36.50%
21% ± 2.8*
28.75% ± 3.5*
(b)
S. aureus strains
Effect of CAB extracts at BIC on MSSA surface hydrophobicity