COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR TREATING BIOFILMS, INFECTIONS AND PERIODONTITIS

摘要

In alternative embodiments, provided are compositions, including products of manufacture, pharmaceutical compositions and kits, and methods, for treating, ameliorating, preventing or reducing the growth of, a biofilm, such as a biofilm in an oral environment, such as a biofilm growing on or adherent to a tooth an implant, or an oral prosthetic, or microbial colonies found in biofilms. In alternative embodiments, provided are compositions, including products of manufacture and kits, and methods, for treating, ameliorating, preventing or reducing the severity of an infection. In alternative embodiments, antibacterial and therapeutic formulations as provided and used herein are derived or isolated from Streptococcus sanguinis and/or Staphylococcus epidermidis organisms or cultures.