Staphylococcal phenotypes induced by naturally occurring and synthetic membrane-interactive polyphenolic β-lactam resistance modifiers.

Galloyl catechins, in particular (-)-epicatechin gallate (ECg), have the capacity to abrogate β-lactam resistance in methicillin-resistant strains of Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA); they also prevent biofilm formation, reduce the secretion of a large proportion of the exoproteome and induce profound c...

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Main Authors: Lucia Palacios, Helena Rosado, Vicente Micol, Adriana E Rosato, Patricia Bernal, Raquel Arroyo, Helen Grounds, James C Anderson, Richard A Stabler, Peter W Taylor
Format: article
Language:EN
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/3aec5045084e4b8db19f690faee1ead4
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