Smith + Nephew

Catherine Van Der Kar

Lei Shi

Aleksa Jovanovic

Eric Roche

Methods are disclosed for the reduction or elimination of bacterial biofilms on biological and non-biological surfaces, as well as methods for the treatment of wounds, skin lesions, mucous membrane lesions, and other biological surfaces infected or contaminated with bacterial biofilms using compositions comprising thermolysin.

Use of thermolysin to reduce or eliminate bacterial biofilms from surfaces

A method of disrupting a bacterial biofilm present on a surface, comprising applying a composition that includes a semi-alkaline protease produced by the fermentation of the fungus(Seaprose) to the bacterial biofilm, wherein application of the composition to the bacterial biofilm disrupts the matrix of the bacterial biofilm.

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Grand Prairie, TX, United States of America

Catherine Van Der Kar