Removal and inactivation of Staphylococcus epidermidis biofilms by electrolysis

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2006-09

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Bacterial biofilms were exposed to electrolysis by making the steel substratum an electrode in a circuit including a 6-V battery. These treatments resulted in killing (2.1-log reduction) and removal (4.0-log reduction) of viable cells at the anode and cathode, respectively, within a few minutes.

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Rabinovitch C, Stewart PS, "Removal and inactivation of Staphylococcus epidermidis biofilms by electrolysis," Appl Environ Microbiol, 2006 72(9):6364-6366
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