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Screening of Compounds against Gardnerella vaginalis Biofilms.
Gottschick, Cornelia Szafranski, Szymon P Kunze, Brigitte Sztajer, Helena Masur, Clarissa Abels, Christoph Wagner-Döbler, Irene
Gottschick, Cornelia
Szafranski, Szymon P
Kunze, Brigitte
Sztajer, Helena
Masur, Clarissa
Abels, Christoph
Wagner-Döbler, Irene
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Bacterial vaginosis (BV) is a common infection in reproductive age woman and is characterized by dysbiosis of the healthy vaginal flora which is dominated by Lactobacilli, followed by growth of bacteria like Gardnerella vaginalis. The ability of G. vaginalis to form biofilms contributes to the high rates of recurrence that are typical for BV and which unfortunately make repeated antibiotic therapy inevitable. Here we developed a biofilm model for G. vaginalis and screened a large spectrum of compounds for their ability to prevent biofilm formation and to resolve an existing G. vaginalis biofilm. The antibiotics metronidazole and tobramycin were highly effective in preventing biofilm formation, but had no effect on an established biofilm. The application of the amphoteric tenside sodium cocoamphoacetate (SCAA) led to disintegration of existing biofilms, reducing biomass by 51% and viability by 61% and it was able to increase the effect of metronidazole by 40% (biomass) and 61% (viability). Our data show that attacking the biofilm and the bacterial cells by the combination of an amphoteric tenside with the antibiotic metronidazole might be a useful strategy against BV.
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Screening of Compounds against Gardnerella vaginalis Biofilms. 2016, 11 (4):e0154086 PLoS ONE
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