Effect of tyrosol on Staphylococcus aureus antimicrobial susceptibility, biofilm formation and virulence factors

Staphylococcus aureus is considered the most common causative agent of community and hospital-acquired infections. The isolates with increased virulence and antimicrobial resistance, especially mecithillin resistant S. aureus (MRSA), represent a challenge in hospitals and health care facilities worldwide. The effect of tyrosol, a phenolic quorum sensing compound of Candida albicans, was stud...
Source: African Journal of Microbiology Research - Category: Microbiology Source Type: research