FIG. 7.
Inhibition of biofilm formation by blocking of protein synthesis prior to glucose induction. A 6-h preculture of S. epidermidis was diluted 1:100 in TA and incubated in a 96-well tissue culture plate for 15 h at 37°C. Chloramphenicol (Cm) was added (2-mg/ml final concentration) 1 h before (−1), simultaneously with (0), and every hour (1 to 6) after addition of glucose to the culture. The OD570s of four wells were determined after 12 h of incubation. The control (C) did not contain chloramphenicol.