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Violacein antimicrobial activity on Staphylococcus epidermidis biofilm

H. V. DodouDepartment of Clinical and Toxicological Analysis, Federal University of Ceará, Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil; Correspondence[email protected]
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A. H. M. BatistaDepartment of Clinical and Toxicological Analysis, Federal University of Ceará, Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil;
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S. C. MedeirosDepartment of Clinical and Toxicological Analysis, Federal University of Ceará, Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil;
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G. W. P. SalesDepartment of Clinical and Toxicological Analysis, Federal University of Ceará, Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil;
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M. L. RodriguesDepartment of Clinical and Toxicological Analysis, Federal University of Ceará, Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil;
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P. I. O. PereiraDepartment of Clinical and Toxicological Analysis, Federal University of Ceará, Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil;
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P. C. N. NogueiraDepartment of Organic Chemistry, Federal University of Ceará, Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil;
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E. R. SilveiraDepartment of Organic Chemistry, Federal University of Ceará, Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil; ORCID Iconhttp://orcid.org/0000-0003-4178-0296
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T. B. GrangeiroDepartment of Biology, Federal University of Ceará, Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil
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N. A. P. NogueiraDepartment of Clinical and Toxicological Analysis, Federal University of Ceará, Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil;
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Pages 3414-3417 | Received 13 Aug 2018, Accepted 07 Jan 2019, Published online: 13 Feb 2019

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