Danillo Sales Rosa, Samily Aquino de Sá Oliveira, Renata de Faria Silva Souza, Chirles Araujo de França, Isabelle Caroline Pires, Márcio Rennan Santos Tavares, Helinando Pequeno de Oliveira, Fernando Antônio Gomes da Silva Júnior, Maria Aparecida Scatamburlo Moreira, Mariana de Barros, Gustavo Batista de Menezes, Maísa Mota Antunes, Vasco Ariston de Carvalho Azevedo, Carine Rosa Naue, Mateus Matiuzzi da Costa
INTRODUCTION: As a new promising therapeutic option, the activity of highly soluble polypyrrole (Hs-PPy), a specific formulation of a conducting polymer (polypyrrole - PPy) is evaluated against bacteria of clinical importance. AIMS: The purpose was to evaluate the antimicrobial activity of Hs-PPy, alone or combined with oxacillin, as well as its antibiofilm potential against methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus strains. Furthermore, the in silico inhibitory mechanism in efflux pumps was also investigated...
March 19, 2024: Journal of Applied Microbiology