TY - JOUR N1 - Copyright of this article belongs to Elsevier Science. ID - open1738 UR - http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0927776515302812 A1 - Sonkusre, Praveen A1 - Singh Cameotra, Swaranjit Y1 - 2015/12/01/ N2 - The global issue of nosocomial infection is owing to bacterial colonization and biofilm formation on medical devices which primarily affects critically ill and/or immuno-compromised patients and also leads to malfunctioning of the devices. Therefore, it is desirable to prevent bacterial colonization on these devices by coating with a non toxic antimicrobial agent or bacterial adherence inhibitor. Here we have shown Bacillus licheniformis JS2 derived selenium nanoparticles (SeNPs) inhibit Staphylococcus aureus adherence and micro-colony formation on polystyrene, glass, and catheter surface. Results indicated that, the coating of these non toxic biogenic SeNPs, at a concentration of 0.5mgSe/ml, prohibits bacterial load to more than 60% on glass and catheter surface, when incubated at 4°C for 24h in phosphate buffered saline. Furthermore, confocal and electron microscopic observations strongly suggested the inhibition of biofilm and micro-colony formation on SeNP coated glass and catheter surfaces when cultured at 37°C for 72h in a nutrient rich medium. The study suggests that coating of biogenic SeNPs on medical devices could be an alternative approach for prevention of biofilm related infections. PB - Elsevier Science JF - Colloids and surfaces. B, Biointerfaces VL - 136 KW - Adherence; Bacillus licheniformis JS2; Biofilm formation; Micro-colony; Selenium nanoparticles; Staphylococcus aureus SN - 1873-4367 TI - Biogenic selenium nanoparticles inhibit Staphylococcus aureus adherence on different surfaces. SP - 1051 EP - 7 ER -