Acidic electrolyzed water more effectively breaks down mature Vibrio parahaemolyticus biofilm than DNase I

Extracellular DNA (eDNA) is considered as important determinant in bacterial biofilm formation. This study investigated the effects of DNase I and acidic electrolytic water (AEW) in beaking down mature Vibrio parahaemolyticus biofilms. Changes of key chemical components i.e. eDNA, extracellular proteins, extracellular polysaccharides, extracellular polymeric substances (EPS), and biofilm architecture were primarily used to quantify this effect....