Kazan (Volga region) Federal University, KFU
KAZAN
FEDERAL UNIVERSITY
 
TARGETING MICROBIAL BIOFILMS USING FICIN, A NONSPECIFIC PLANT PROTEASE
Form of presentationArticles in international journals and collections
Year of publication2017
Языканглийский
  • Akhatova Farida Serikovna, author
  • Baydamshina Diana Rafisovna, author
  • Bogachev Mikhail Igorevich, author
  • Kayumov Ayrat Rashitovich, author
  • Rozhina Elvira Vyacheslavovna, author
  • Trizna Elena Yurevna, author
  • Fakhrullin Ravil Faridovich, author
  • Artyukhov V. G., author
  • Holyavka M. G., author
  • Bibliographic description in the original language Baidamshina D.R. Targeting microbial biofilms using Ficin, a nonspecific plant protease / D.R. Baidamshina, E.Y. Trizna, M.G. Holyavka, M.I. Bogachev, V.G. Artyukhov, F.S. Akhatova, E.V. Rozhina, R.F. Fakhrullin, A.R. Kayumov // Scientific Reports. - 2017. - V.7. - Art. № 46068.
    Annotation Biofilms, the communities of surface-attached bacteria embedded into extracellular matrix, are ubiquitous microbial consortia securing the effective resistance of constituent cells to environmental impacts and host immune responses. Biofilm-embedded bacteria are generally inaccessible for antimicrobials, therefore the disruption of biofilm matrix is the potent approach to eradicate microbial biofilms. We demonstrate here the destruction of Staphylococcus aureus and Staphylococcus epidermidis biofilms with Ficin, a nonspecific plant protease. The biofilm thickness decreased two-fold after 24 hours treatment with Ficin at 10 μg/ml and six-fold at 1000 μg/ml concentration. We confirmed the successful destruction of biofilm structures and the significant decrease of non-specific bacterial adhesion to the surfaces after Ficin treatment using confocal laser scanning and atomic force microscopy. Importantly, Ficin treatment enhanced the effects of antibiotics on biofilms-embedded cells via di
    Keywords microbial biofilms, AFM, confocal microscopy, antibacterial, ficin
    The name of the journal SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
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