Taurolidine Acts on Bacterial Virulence Factors and Does Not Induce Resistance in Periodontitis-Associated Bacteria-An In-Vitro Study

• Main Authors: Sabrina Radakovic (Author), Nicola Andreoli (Author), Simon Schmid (Author), Sandor Nietzsche (Author), Jürg Zumbrunn (Author), Anton Sculean (Author), Sigrun Eick (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2020-04-01T00:00:00Z.
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The aims of the present study were: (a) to determine the mechanism of action of taurolidine against bacterial species associated with periodontal disease, and (b) to evaluate the potential development of resistance against taurolidine as compared with minocycline. After visualizing the mode of actio...