scholarly journals Histones from Avian Erythrocytes Exhibit Antibiofilm activity against methicillin-sensitive and methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus

2017 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Megan Rose-Martel ◽  
Garima Kulshreshtha ◽  
Nahom Ahferom Berhane ◽  
Joelle Jodoin ◽  
Maxwell T. Hincke
Keyword(s):  
Staphylococcus Aureus ◽  
Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus ◽  
Antibiofilm Activity ◽  
Methicillin Resistant ◽  
Avian Erythrocytes

scholarly journals Antibacterial and Antibiofilm Activity of Mercaptophenol Functionalized-Gold Nanorods Against a Clinical Isolate of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nahla O. Eltai ◽  
Nouf Mahmoud ◽  
Zain Z. Zakaria ◽  
Hana Abdelrahman ◽  
Ala-Eddin Al Moustafa ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Electron Microscopy ◽  
Staphylococcus Aureus ◽  
Clinical Isolate ◽  
Gold Nanorods ◽  
Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus ◽  
Antibiofilm Activity ◽  
Methicillin Resistant ◽  
Vis Spectroscopy ◽  
Sem Imaging ◽  
Surface Modified

Abstract Gold nanorods (AuNRs) were synthesized and surface functionalized with 4-mercaptophenol (4-MPH) ligand. The surface-functionalized AuNRs, 4-MPH-AuNRs, were characterized by UV-Vis spectroscopy, dynamic light scattering (DLS), transmission electron microscopy (TEM) imaging, zeta potential, and Fourier-Transformed Infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy. The antibacterial and antibiofilm activities of 4-MPH-AuNRs were evaluated against a clinical isolate of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). The results indicate that the surface-modified nanorods, 4-MPH-AuNRs, exhibit a bactericidal activity with a minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) of ~6.25 \(\mu\)g/ml against a planktonic suspension of MRSA. Furthermore, 4-MPH-AuNRs resulted in 2-3 log-cycle reduction of MRSA biofilm viable count over a concentration range of 100-4.0 \(\mu\)g/ml. The bacterial uptake of surface-modified nanorods was investigated by inductively coupled plasma-optical emission spectroscopy (ICP-OES) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) imaging; the results reveal that ~27% of the nanorods were internalized into the bacterial cells after 6 hrs of exposure. SEM imaging revealed a significant accumulation of the nanorods at the bacterial cell wall and a possible cellular internalization. Thus, 4-MPH-AuNRs can be considered a potential novel antibacterial agent, particularly against resistant MRSA strain biofilm.

scholarly journals Antimicrobial and Antibiofilm Activities of Essential Oils against Escherichia coli O157:H7 and Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)

Antibiotics ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (11) ◽  
pp. 730
Author(s):  
Nicolás Gómez-Sequeda ◽  
Marlon Cáceres ◽  
Elena E. Stashenko ◽  
William Hidalgo ◽  
Claudia Ortiz
Keyword(s):  
Staphylococcus Aureus ◽  
Essential Oils ◽  
Antimicrobial Agents ◽  
Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus ◽  
Biological Activities ◽  
Antibiofilm Activity ◽  
Methicillin Resistant ◽  
E Coli ◽  
Microbial Infections

The emergence of multidrug resistant microorganisms represents a global challenge due to the lack of new effective antimicrobial agents. In this sense, essential oils (EOs) are an alternative to be considered because of their anti-inflammatory, antiviral, antibacterial, and antibiofilm biological activities. Therefore, multiple efforts have been made to consider the potential use of EOs in the treatment of infections which are caused by resistant microorganisms. In this study, 15 EOs of both Colombian and introduced aromatic plants were evaluated against pathogenic strains of E. coli O157:H7 and methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in planktonic and sessile states in order to identify relevant and promising alternatives for the treatment of microbial infections. Forty different compounds were identified in the 15 EO with nine of them constituted mainly by oxygenated monoterpenes (OM). EOs from Lippia origanoides, chemotypes thymol, and carvacrol, displayed the highest antibacterial activity against E. coli O157:H7 (MIC50 = 0.9 and 0.3 mg/mL, respectively) and MRSA (MIC50 = 1.2 and 0.6 mg/mL, respectively). These compounds from EOs had also the highest antibiofilm activity (inhibition percentage > 70.3%). Using scanning electron microscopy (SEM), changes in the size and morphology of both bacteria were observed when they were exposed to sub-inhibitory concentrations of L. origanoides EO carvacrol chemotype. EOs from L. origanoides, thymol, and carvacrol chemotypes represented a viable alternative for the treatment of microbial infections; however, the Selectivity Index (SI ≤ 3) indicated that it was necessary to study alternatives to reduce its in vitro cytotoxicity.

Antibiofilm activity of Vetiveria zizanioides root extract against methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus

2017 ◽  
Vol 110 ◽  
pp. 313-324 ◽  
Author(s):  
Arunachalam Kannappan ◽  
Shanmugaraj Gowrishankar ◽  
Ramanathan Srinivasan ◽  
Shunmugiah Karutha Pandian ◽  
Arumugam Veera Ravi
Keyword(s):  
Staphylococcus Aureus ◽  
Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus ◽  
Antibiofilm Activity ◽  
Root Extract ◽  
Vetiveria Zizanioides ◽  
Methicillin Resistant

scholarly journals THE ANTIBIOFILM ACTIVITY OF HIBISCUS SABDRIFFA L. AGAINST METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS

2021 ◽  
Vol 52 (3) ◽  
pp. 626-631
Author(s):  
Jaddoa & Gharb
Keyword(s):  
Staphylococcus Aureus ◽  
Antibacterial Activity ◽  
Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus ◽  
Inhibitory Concentration ◽  
Ethanolic Extract ◽  
Diffusion Method ◽  
Antibiofilm Activity ◽  
Dependent Manner ◽  
Hibiscus Sabdariffa ◽  
Methicillin Resistant

The current study was aimed to investigate the antibacterial and antibiofilm activity of ethanolic extract of Hibiscus sabdariffa L. calyx against locally isolated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) at different concentrations were started from 0.078 to 40 mg/ml. The extract was prepared by soaked calyces powder of Hibiscus sabdariffa L. with 80% ethanol in the Soxhlet extraction unit, and then it was aseptically filtered. The antibacterial activity was tested by agar diffusion method and broth microdilution method, this method was used to determine the minimum inhibitory concentration of extract, while the antibiofilm activity was determined by using 96-well polystyrene microtiter plates. The results revealed that the ethanolic extract has antibacterial activity in a concentration-dependent manner, the average diameter zone of inhibition observed against MRSA isolates ranged from 14±0.5 mm to 20±0.5 mm Moreover, at sub-inhibitory concentration, this extract developed an isolate-specific antibiofilm effect and presented highly significant (P< 0.05) variability in biofilm formation before and after addition of ethanolic extract, Mr1, and Mr7 isolates were gave the lowest and highest antibiofilm activity, respectively. In conclusion, the ethanolic extract of H. sabdariffa L. calyx is a promising alternative medication that can be used to treat the infection caused by MRS.

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