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<p>The aim of this study was to investigate the capacity of <italic>Streptococcus suis</italic> strains to form biofilms and to evaluate the antimicrobial activity of Penicillin G and N-acetylcystein (NAC) on both <italic>S. suis</italic> sessile and planktonic forms. Only non-typeable isolates of <italic>S. suis</italic> were correlated with a greater biofilm formation capacity. The MCI of Penicillin G and NAC required for inhibiting biofilm growth were higher than the required concentration for inhibiting planktonic growth. The combinations of NAC and Penicillin G showed a strong synergistic activity that inhibited biofilm formation and disrupted the pre-formed biofilm of <italic>S. suis</italic>.</p>
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The aim of this study was to investigate the capacity of Streptococcus suis strains to form biofilms and to evaluate the antimicrobial activity of Penicillin G and N-acetylcystein (NAC) on both S. suis sessile and planktonic forms. Only non-typeable isolates of S. suis were correlated with a greater biofilm formation capacity. The MCI of Penicillin G and NAC required for inhibiting biofilm growth were higher than the required concentration for inhibiting planktonic growth. The combinations of NAC and Penicillin G showed a strong synergistic activity that inhibited biofilm formation and disrupted the pre-formed biofilm of S. suis.

Antimicrobial Activity of Penicillin G and N-acetylcystein on Planktonic and Sessile Cells of <italic>Streptococcus suis</italic>

Polish Journal of Microbiology

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Antimicrobial Activity of Penicillin G and N-acetylcystein on Planktonic and Sessile Cells of 

The aim of this study was to investigate the capacity of Streptococcus suis strains to form biofilms and to evaluate the antimicrobial activity of Penicillin G...

Antimicrobial Activity of Penicillin G and N-acetylcystein on Planktonic and Sessile Cells of Streptococcus suis

Publié en ligne: 15 mars 2016

Pages: 105 - 109

Reçu: 24 févr. 2015

Accepté: 05 oct. 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5604/17331331.1197282

Mots clés
biofilm, N-acetylcystein, Penicillin G

© 2016 IVETTE ESPINOSA et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Antimicrobial Activity of Penicillin G and N-acetylcystein on Planktonic and Sessile Cells of Streptococcus suis

Publié en ligne: 15 mars 2016

Pages: 105 - 109

Reçu: 24 févr. 2015

Accepté: 05 oct. 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5604/17331331.1197282

Mots clésbiofilm, N-acetylcystein, Penicillin G

© 2016 IVETTE ESPINOSA et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Mots clés
biofilm, N-acetylcystein, Penicillin G