A compound from Salvia sclarea known as salvipisone demonstrated the ability to inhibit biofilm formation by S. aureus and S. epidermis. - GreenMedInfo Summary
Antimicrobial activity of diterpenoids from hairy roots of Salvia sclarea L.: salvipisone as a potential anti-biofilm agent active against antibiotic resistant Staphylococci.
Phytomedicine. 2007 Jan;14(1):31-5. Epub 2005 Nov 15. PMID: 17190643
Full Citation: "The antimicrobial activities of crude dichloromethane fractions from acetone extracts of Agrobacterium rhizogenes transformed roots and roots of field-grown plants of Salvia sclarea as well as four pure abietane diterpenoids isolated from the hairy root cultures were determined. The growth of Gram-positive bacteria (Staphylococcus aureus, S. epidermidis, Enterococcus faecalis) but not Gram-negative ones (Escherichia coli, Pseudomonas aeruginosa)