Research Article

[Retracted] The In Vitro Antimicrobial and Antibiofilm Activities of Lysozyme against Gram-Positive Bacteria

Table 5

The OD of LYS, LVX, and their combinations with LZD on the mature biofilms of VREF.

GroupsVREF 11VREF 12VREF 13
ValuesPercentage (%)ValuesPercentage (%)ValuesPercentage (%)

Control100.0100.0100.0
LYS112.898.391.5
LVX104.893.887.3
LZD61.755.178.9
A: LZD+LYS79.361.278.9
B: LZD+LVX69.753.474.6
Comparison between different groups
A1: A and LYS70.362.386.2
B1: B and LVX61.854.381.5
A2: A and LZD75.665.390.3
B2: B and LZD112.996.994.6

The values of OD are shown in (SD). The percentage was defined as . VREF 11, VREF 12, and VREF 13 represented three different clinical isolates. , , and compared with the control. VREF: vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium; OD: optical density; MTT: methylthiazolyldiphenyl-tetrazolium bromide; LYS: lysozyme; LVX: levofloxacin; LZD: linezolid; –: not tested.