Inhibition of Pseudomonas aeruginosa Biofilm Formation by Traditional Chinese Medicinal Herb Herba patriniae

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(a) Inhibition of biofilm production of PAO1 by H. patriniae extract. The control did not contain any herb extract. “” indicates significant difference between the herb group and the control group (). “” indicates very significant difference (). (b) Micrographs of biofilms formed with and without H. patriniae. Top row, PAO1 silver stained biofilms in the presence of extract of H. patriniae after 3 days and 7 days of incubation. Bottom row, PAO1 silver stained biofilms without H. patriniae.

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