Statins and Antimicrobial Effects: Simvastatin as a Potential Drug against Staphylococcus aureus Biofilm
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Title
Statins and Antimicrobial Effects: Simvastatin as a Potential Drug against Staphylococcus aureus Biofilm
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Keywords
Bacterial biofilms, Vancomycin, Staphylococcus aureus, Statins, Polysaccharides, Biofilms, Antimicrobials, Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus
Journal
PLoS One
Volume 10, Issue 5, Pages e0128098
Publisher
Public Library of Science (PLoS)
Online
2015-05-29
DOI
10.1371/journal.pone.0128098
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