Annihilation of Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus via Photobleaching of Staphyloxanthin
Pu-Ting Dong, Haroon Mohammad, Xiaoyu Wang, Jie Hui, Junjie Li, Lijia Liang, Mohamed N. Seleem, Ji-Xin Cheng
This study demonstrates a drug-free method to eliminate MRSA by photobleaching staphyloxanthin, which sensitizes bacteria to reactive oxygen species.
bioRxiv · Dec 1, 2017 · PreprintMicrobiology