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Table 1 MBEC values of vancomycin for S. aureus found in a few studies. Please note ATCC 29213 were tested in several studies with different MBEC values

From: Influence of biofilm growth age, media, antibiotic concentration and exposure time on Staphylococcus aureus and Pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilm removal in vitro

S. aureus strains

MIC (mg L− 1)

Challenge medium

Biofilm age (h)

Treatment duration (hours)

Biofilm model

MBEC (mg L− 1)

ATCC 49230

2

TSB

24

24, 72, 120

96-well microtiter plate

> 8000, > 8000, 2000 [9]

ATCC BAA1556

2

TSB

24

24, 72, 120

96-well microtiter plate

> 8000, 8000, 2000 [9]

ATCC 6538P, MRSA 16

0.5, 1

Not mentioned

24

24

Beads

> 2000 [10]

ATCC 29213, UOC18

1–2

CaMHB

24

1–72

CBD

> 1024 [11]

ATCC 29213

1

CaMHB

24

overnight

CBD

> 1024 [12]

ATCC 29213

1

MHB

48

24

CBD

> 512 [13]

ATCC 35556

1

CaMHB

24

24

CBD

> 256 [14]

ATCC 29213, ATCC 33591, VRS5

1–2

CaMHB

24

24

CBD

> 128 [15]

B341002, B346846

0.5–1

CaMHB

24

overnight

CBD

128, 64 [16]

Clinical isolates

0.5–1

CaMHB

18

24

96-well microtiter plate

8–16 [17]

Clinical isolates

0.5–1

CaMHB

18

24

96-well microtiter plate

4–32 [18]

40 MRSA

isolates

1

TSB

24

overnight

CBD

1–64 [19]