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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 01, 2013
Filed:
Oct. 20, 2008
Applicants:
Pradeep K. Singh, Iowa City, IA (US);
Michael J. Welsh, Riverside, IA (US);
E. Peter Greenberg, Seattle, WA (US);
Inventors:
Pradeep K. Singh, Iowa City, IA (US);
Michael J. Welsh, Riverside, IA (US);
E. Peter Greenberg, Seattle, WA (US);
Assignee:
University of Iowa Research Foundation, Iowa City, IA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 38/00 (2006.01); A61K 38/40 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The invention presented herein provides methods and compositions for the prevention and treatment of bacterial infections. The methods are based on the discovery that depletion of bioavailable iron stimulates surface motility in bacteria thus inhibiting the ability of a bacterial population to develop into a biofilm.