Research Article

Shin’iseihaito (Xinyiqingfeitang) Suppresses the Biofilm Formation of Streptococcus pneumoniae In Vitro

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Morphological change of S. pneumonia treated with SSHT. (a) Representative photo of S. pneumoniae treated with or without SSHT (500 µg/mL) for 1 day using electron microscopy by negative staining. Double-headed white arrow represent the size of bacterial capsule. (b) The change of capsule thickness of S. pneumonia treated with SSHT. S. pneumoniae was treated with or without SSHT (500 µg/mL) for 1 day, and the thickness was measured at six arbitrary points in the bacteria treated with or without SSHT. Data shown represent the mean ± SD (). . SSHT: Shin’iseihaito extract.
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