Cationic chitosan-propolis nanoparticles alter the zeta potential of S. epidermidis, inhibit biofilm formation by modulating gene expression and exhibit synergism with antibiotics

• Teik Hwa Ong,

  Roles Investigation

  Affiliation School of Postgraduate Studies, International Medical University, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

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• Ebenezer Chitra,

  Roles Methodology, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Division of Applied Biomedical Sciences and Biotechnology, School of Health Sciences, International Medical University, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

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• Srinivasan Ramamurthy,

  Roles Supervision

  Current address: College of Pharmacy & Health Sciences, Ajman University, Fujairah, United Arab Emirates

  Affiliation School of Pharmacy, International Medical University, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

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• Catherine Chong Sze Ling,

  Roles Investigation

  Affiliation School of Postgraduate Studies, International Medical University, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

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• Stephen Periathamby Ambu,

  Roles Project administration

  Affiliation School of Postgraduate Studies, International Medical University, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

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• Fabian Davamani

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

  * E-mail: fabian_davamani@imu.edu.my

  Affiliation Division of Applied Biomedical Sciences and Biotechnology, School of Health Sciences, International Medical University, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

  http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7297-5948

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