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Xavier Bertran i Forga

Queensland University of TechnologyORCID 0000-0002-8374-7470Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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MicrobiologyMicrobiology SpectrumPeer-reviewedSep 16, 2025

Nitric oxide donor sodium nitroprusside serves as a source of iron supporting Pseudomonas aeruginosa growth and biofilm formation

Xavier Bertran i Forga, Yaoqin Hong, Kathryn E. Fairfull‐Smith…·Makrina Totsika

This study shows that sodium nitroprusside (SNP) promotes Pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilm and planktonic growth by acting as an iron source, not just as an NO donor, which may confound biofilm dispersal studies.

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