The Pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilm matrix and cells are drastically impacted by gas discharge plasma treatment: A comprehensive model explaining plasma-mediated biofilm eradication

Juliana Soler-Arango; Cecilia Figoli; Giuliana Muraca; Alejandra Bosch; Graciela Brelles-Mariño

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0216817

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The Pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilm matrix and cells are drastically impacted by gas discharge plasma treatment: A comprehensive model explaining plasma-mediated biofilm eradication

Juliana Soler-Arango,

Roles Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology

Affiliation Biofilm Eradication Laboratory, Center for Research and Development of Industrial Fermentations, Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CINDEFI, CCT-LA PLATA-CONICET), Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, Universidad Nacional de La Plata, La Plata, Argentina
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Cecilia Figoli,

Roles Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology

Affiliation Bioespectroscopy Laboratory, Center for Research and Development of Industrial Fermentations, Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CINDEFI, CCT-LA PLATA-CONICET), Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, Universidad Nacional de La Plata, La Plata, Argentina

http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0287-2633

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Giuliana Muraca,

Roles Methodology

Affiliation Biofilm Eradication Laboratory, Center for Research and Development of Industrial Fermentations, Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CINDEFI, CCT-LA PLATA-CONICET), Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, Universidad Nacional de La Plata, La Plata, Argentina
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Alejandra Bosch ,

Roles Data curation, Formal analysis, Funding acquisition, Investigation, Methodology, Supervision, Validation, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

* E-mail: bosch@quimica.unlp.edu.ar (AB); gracielabrelles@gmail.com (GBM)

Affiliation Bioespectroscopy Laboratory, Center for Research and Development of Industrial Fermentations, Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CINDEFI, CCT-LA PLATA-CONICET), Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, Universidad Nacional de La Plata, La Plata, Argentina
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Graciela Brelles-Mariño

Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Funding acquisition, Investigation, Methodology, Project administration, Supervision, Validation, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

* E-mail: bosch@quimica.unlp.edu.ar (AB); gracielabrelles@gmail.com (GBM)

Affiliation Biofilm Eradication Laboratory, Center for Research and Development of Industrial Fermentations, Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CINDEFI, CCT-LA PLATA-CONICET), Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, Universidad Nacional de La Plata, La Plata, Argentina

http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8900-7035

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The Pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilm matrix and cells are drastically impacted by gas discharge plasma treatment: A comprehensive model explaining plasma-mediated biofilm eradication

Juliana Soler-Arango,
Cecilia Figoli,
Giuliana Muraca,
Alejandra Bosch,
Graciela Brelles-Mariño

Published: June 24, 2019
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0216817

About the Authors

Juliana Soler-Arango

Roles Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology

Affiliation Biofilm Eradication Laboratory, Center for Research and Development of Industrial Fermentations, Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CINDEFI, CCT-LA PLATA-CONICET), Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, Universidad Nacional de La Plata, La Plata, Argentina

Cecilia Figoli

Roles Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology

Affiliation Bioespectroscopy Laboratory, Center for Research and Development of Industrial Fermentations, Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CINDEFI, CCT-LA PLATA-CONICET), Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, Universidad Nacional de La Plata, La Plata, Argentina

http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0287-2633

Giuliana Muraca

Roles Methodology

Alejandra Bosch

Roles Data curation, Formal analysis, Funding acquisition, Investigation, Methodology, Supervision, Validation, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

* E-mail: bosch@quimica.unlp.edu.ar (AB); gracielabrelles@gmail.com (GBM)

Graciela Brelles-Mariño

Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Funding acquisition, Investigation, Methodology, Project administration, Supervision, Validation, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

* E-mail: bosch@quimica.unlp.edu.ar (AB); gracielabrelles@gmail.com (GBM)

http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8900-7035

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

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