Assessment of physiological and electrochemical effects of a repurposed zinc dithiocarbamate complex on Acinetobacter baumannii biofilms

• Published in: Scientific reports Vol. 12; no. 1; pp. 11701 - 14
• Main Authors: Yang, Qing, Olaifa, Kayode, Andrew, Fartisincha P., Ajibade, Peter A., Ajunwa, Obinna M., Marsili, Enrico
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London Nature Publishing Group UK 09.07.2022; Nature Publishing Group; Nature Portfolio
• Subjects: 631/326; 631/326/22; Acinetobacter baumannii; Antibiotic resistance; Antimicrobial agents; Antitumor activity; Biofilms; Cell membranes; Electrochemistry; Gentamicin; Humanities and Social Sciences; Membrane degradation; Metal complexes; Minimum inhibitory concentration; multidisciplinary; Phenotypes; Planktonic cells; Science; Science (multidisciplinary); Spectroscopy; Zinc

Acinetobacter baumannii is an infectious agent of global proportion and concern, partly due to its proficiency in development of antibiotic resistance phenotypes and biofilm formation. Dithiocarbamates (DTC) have been identified as possible alternatives to the current antimicrobials. We report here...