Potential activity of albino Grifola frondosa mushroom extract against biofilm of meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus. - GreenMedInfo Summary

Mushroom extracts are a rich source of natural compounds with antimicrobial properties, which are able to prevent, to some extent, the growth of foodborne pathogens. The aim of this study was to investigate the potential of extracts from albino(GF), commonly known as maitake, to inhibit the growth of some bacteria and the biofilm production byWe obtained not only a significant reduction of OD score between biofilm and biofilm plus albinoextract group, but also a reduction of category of biofilm. In addition, we observed a significant presence of isolates with strong category for the biofilm group and a significant presence of isolates with absent category for the biofilm plus albinoextract group. These results confirm that the use of albinoextract reduces in significant way the presence of biofilm. Our results suggest and confirm that albinoextracts could be employed as functional food and could be used as a natural additive for food process control and food safety.