Blue light treatment of Pseudomonas aeruginosa: Strong bactericidal activity, synergism with antibiotics and inactivation of virulence factors.

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Published in Virulence on October 20, 2016

Authors

Grzegorz Fila1, Anna Kawiak2,3, Mariusz Stanislaw Grinholc1

Author Affiliations

1: a Laboratory of Molecular Diagnostics, Department of Biotechnology , Intercollegiate Faculty of Biotechnology, University of Gdansk and Medical University of Gdansk , Gdansk , Poland.
2: b Division of Plant Protection and Biotechnology, Department of Biotechnology , Intercollegiate Faculty of Biotechnology, University of Gdansk and Medical University of Gdansk , Gdansk , Poland.
3: c Laboratory of Human Physiology , Medical University of Gdansk , Gdansk , Poland.

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