Analysis of biofilm destruction factor and host interaction

• Project/Area Number: 23790486
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Research Field: Bacteriology (including Mycology)
• Research Institution: Jikei University School of Medicine
• Principal Investigator: TAJIMA Akiko 東京慈恵会医科大学, 医学部, 講師 (70317973)
• Project Period (FY): 2011 – 2012
• Project Status: Completed (Fiscal Year 2012)
• Budget Amount: ¥4,420,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,400,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,020,000); Fiscal Year 2012: ¥1,300,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥300,000); Fiscal Year 2011: ¥3,120,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,400,000、Indirect Cost: ¥720,000)
• Keywords: バイオフィルム / ブドウ球菌 / 黄色ブドウ球菌

Research Abstract

Analysis of biofilm destruction factor from culture supernatant of Staphylococcus aureusrevealed that there were two type factors, destruction activity for self-biofilm and for other staphylococci biofilm.