Abstract
Biofilms and their analysis are increasingly attracting the attention of the scientific community due to the immense importance and impact of biofilms in various natural, technical and medical fields. For these purposes, an optimized and extended antibiofilm assay system based on the Calgary Biofilm Device (MBEC Assay® system) consisting of microtiter plate and PCR tubes was established. Its implementation was used to study the growth characteristics of the sessile phenotype of Pseudomonas fluorescens exposed to antimicrobial peptides. Inhibitory effects of an antimicrobial peptide on P. fluorescens biofilm formation could be determined at a concentration of 250μg/ml (biofilm prevention concentration (BPC)) using the modified biofilm assay. Similarly, the biofilm bactericidal concentration (BBC) at 125μg/ml and the minimum biofilm elimination concentration to remove 90% of the total biofilm mass (MBEC90) were measured at a concentration range of 15.625-1.95μg/ml. In conclusion, this optimized system provides a highly variable, simple, and cost-effective alternative to high-throughput screening based on the Calgary Biofilm Device (CBD).
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