Antibiofilm activity of Cobetia marina filtrate upon Staphylococcus epidermidis catheter-related isolates

Braz J Microbiol. 2011 Oct;42(4):1329-33. doi: 10.1590/S1517-838220110004000013. Epub 2011 Dec 1.

Abstract

We report the antibiofilm activity by the sponge-associated bacterium Cobetia marina upon Staphylococcus epidermidis clinical isolates obtained from central venous catheters. Antibiofilm activity/antimicrobial susceptibility correlation might predict the action of the metabolite(s) upon Staphylococcus epidermidis in the clinic, making it a possible adjuvant in therapies against biofilm-associated infections.

Keywords: Cobetia marina; Darwinella sp; Staphylococcus epidermidis; antibiofilm activity; biofilms.