Research Article

Chronic Wounds, Biofilms and Use of Medicinal Larvae

Table 1

Bacterial CFU/mL at 24 hours and 48 hours after larvae exposure.

Bacterial strainTotal bacterial count (including free-floating planktonic)
Antibiotic-tolerant biofilm1 day (24 hours after larvae treatment) 2 days (48 hours after larvae treatment)

PA013.4E06 ( )3.0E05 ( )3.3E00 0.0E00 (eradicated)
SA355561.13E07 ( )4.3E05 ( )1.7E000.0E00 (eradicated)