Malena Skogman

9.11.2012

Department of Biosciences, Åbo Akademi University

A platform for anti-biofilm assays combining viability, biomass and matrix quantifications in susceptibility assessments of antimicrobials against Staphylococcus aureus biofilms

Reviewers:

Docent Mervi Vasänge, AstraZeneca, Research and Development, Innovative Medicines, Södertälje, Sweden

Professor Emeritus, Kalevi Pihlaja, Department of Chemistry, University of Turku, Turku, Finland

Opponent:

Professor Darla M. Goeres, Center for Biofilm Engineering, Montana State University, Bozeman, Montana, USA

Custos:

Professor Pia Vuorela, Department of Biosciences, Åbo Akademi University, Turku, Finland

Publications:

  1. Sandberg M, Määttänen A, Peltonen J, Vuorela PM, Fallarero A. (2008) Automating a 96-well microtitre plate model for Staphylococcus aureus biofilms: an approach to screening of natural antimicrobial compounds. International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents 32(3):233-240.
  2. Sandberg ME, Schellmann D, Brunhofer G, Erker T, Busygin I, Leino R, Vuorela PM, Fallarero A. Pros and cons of using resazurin staining for quantification of viable Staphylococcus aureus biofilms in a screening assay. (2009) Journal of Microbiological Methods. 78(1):104-106.
  3. Skogman* ME, Vuorela PM, Fallarero A. (2012) Combining biofilm matrix measurements with biomass and viability assays in susceptibility assessments of antimicrobials against Staphylococcus aureus biofilms. Journal of Antibiotcs 65(9):453-9.
  4. Chen J, Fallarero A, Määttänen A, Sandberg M, Peltonen J, Vuorela PM, Riekkola ML. (2008) Living cells of Staphylococcus aureus immobilized onto the capillary surface in electrochromatography: a tool for screening of biofilms. Analytical Chemistry 80(13):5103-9.
  5. Skogman* ME, Kujala J, Busygin I, Leino R, Vuorela PM, Fallarero A. (2012) Evaluation of antibacterial and anti-biofilm activities of cinchona alkaloid derivatives against Staphylococcus aureus. Natural Product Communications 7(9):1173-6
* née Sandberg