The potential of novel gentamicin-black seed oil (GBSO) fusion emulsion in treating biofilm infection

• Main Authors: Mohd Shafri, Mohd Affendi, Yaacob, Khairul Ikhwan, Yusof, Fathin Athirah, Shahdan, Intan Azura, Mohd Yusof, Nazri, Mohamed, Farahidah
• Format: Conference or Workshop Item
• Language: English
• Published: 2015
• Subjects: R Medicine (General)
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/48734/1/48734.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/48734/; http://eurobiofilms2015.ics.dk/

Widely-used osteomyelitis antibiotic, Gentamicin, was fused with the oil of Black Seed, to form an emulsion and tested for its antimicrobial and antibiofilm properties on an osteomyelitis clinical isolate of S.aureus and a control S.aureus ATCC 29213. The Broth Microdilution Method was used to det...