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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 12, 2019
Filed:
Mar. 14, 2014
University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH (US);
The United States of America, As Represented BY the Secretary of the Air Force, Washington, DC (US);
Daniel J. Hassett, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Thomas J. Lamkin, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Warunya Panmanee, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Deborah E. Taylor, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Chloe J. A. Shea, Cincinnati, OH (US);
University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH (US);
The United States of America as Represented by the Secretary of the Air Force, Washington, DC (US);
Abstract
A high through-put screening method for identifying agents effective for inhibiting biofilm formation and/or killing established biofilm are disclosed. The method includes three tiers, and each tier includes three specific biological process assays. The tier levels are a primary screen, a confirmation screen, and a dose-response screen, and the biological process assays include as says for total bacterial growth, bacterial metabolic activity, and biofilm formation.