The pathogenic effect of Staphylococci is due to extra-cellular factors and properties such as adherence and biofilm production. The nature of the biofilm and the physiological properties of biofilm-producing bacteria...
Many anthropogenic compounds, such as antibiotics, are found at trace levels (-1) in aquatic and terrestrial systems. The effect of these compounds on the metabolism and function of microbes are diffi...
supported by Fundacao de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de Sao Paulo,FAPESP(proc.#07/56100-2),Conselho Nacional de Pesquisa,CNPq(proc.#483794/2006-6 and proc.#472988/2009-3)and Coordenacao de Aperfeicoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior(CAPES);RNS and ACBS were supported by FAPESP(#06/55933-8)and CAPES(PNPD/2010),respectively.
Chlorhexidine (CHX) is regarded as one of the most successful antiplaque agents in controlling the formation of dental biofilm. Nevertheless, molecular mechanisms of their effects in Streptococcus mutans are largely u...