Mannitol Utilisation is Required for Protection of Staphylococcus aureus from Human Skin Antimicrobial Fatty Acids
Figure 7
Growth of S. aureus in the presence of mannitol and linoleic acid.
Bacteria were cultured on BHI agar containing either no or added mannitol (0.1 M, 0.5 M) in the presence (black bars) or absence (white bars) of 1 mM linoleic acid. Differences in viable cells recovered in the presence of mannitol were significantly reduced compared to the absence of mannitol (P = 0.03 and P = 0.001 for 0.1 M and 0.5 M, respectively).