Abstract
We report a drug-free approach to eliminate MRSA through photobleaching of staphyloxanthin, a membrane-bound antioxidant. Staphyloxanthin bleaching by low-level blue light eradicates MRSA synergistically with external or internal reactive oxygen species
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