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## Abstract ## Background Bacteria survive in various environments by forming biofilms. Bacterial biofilms often cause significant problems to medical instruments and industrial processes. Techniques to inhibit biofilm formation are essential and have wide applications. In this study, we evaluated the ability of two types of biosurfactants (rhamnolipids and surfactin) to inhibit growth and biofilm formation ability of oral pathogenic bacteria such asAggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans,Streptococcus mutans, andStreptococcus sanguinis. ## Results Rhamnolipids inhibited the growth and biofilm formation ability of all examined oral bacteria. Surfactin showed effective inhibition againstS. sanguinisATCC10556, but lower effects towardA. actinomycetemcomitansY4 andS. mutansUA159. To corroborate these results, biofilms were observed by scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and confocal microscopy. The observations were largely in concordance with the biofilm assay results. We also attempted to determine the step in the biofilm formation process that was inhibited by biosurfactants. The results clearly demonstrated that rhamnolipids inhibit biofilm formation after the initiation process, how

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Author

Yamasaki, Ryota; Kawano, Aki; Yoshioka, Yoshie; Ariyoshi, Wataru

Publisher

BioMed Central; Springer (Biomed Central Ltd.); London: BioMed Central, 2001-; Springer Science and Business Media LLC; Society for Mining, Metallurgy and Exploration Inc. (ISSN 1471-2180)

Published

2020

Language

EN

Field

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (Life Sciences)