scholarly journals IDENTIFICATION AND MOLECULAR CHARACTERIZATION OF BACTERIA HAVING ANTIMICROBIAL AND ANTIBIOFILM ACTIVITY

Author(s):  
Garima Sharma ◽  
Shweta Dang ◽  
Sanjay Gupta ◽  
Reema Gabrani

<p><strong>Objective:</strong> The aim of the current study was to isolate and identify the bacteriocinogenic strain exhibiting broad range antimicrobial activity and antibiofilm activity from soil of animal farms.</p><p><strong>Methods:</strong> In the current study, bacterial strains were isolated from soil of twelve different regions of animal farm all over India and screened for antimicrobial activity against<em> Staphylococcus epidermidis</em>, <em>Micrococcus luteus, Pseudomonas fluorescence</em> and <em>Escherichia coli.</em> Antibiofilm ability of these selected strains was checked on preformed biofilm of <em>S. epidermidis </em>and in addition biofilm disruption potential was also determined. The potent bacterial strain was identified at molecular level by 16S ribosomal DNA (rDNA) sequencing.<strong></strong></p><p><strong>Results: </strong>30 out of<strong> </strong>231 strains isolated from soil were selected on the basis of antibacterial activity against <em>S. epidermidis.</em> One potential candidate (GAS 101) exhibited ≥99% inhibition against <em>S. epidermidis</em>, <em>M. luteus, P. fluorescence</em> and <em>E. coli</em> and also showed antibiofilm activity. GAS 101 16S rDNA sequencing data identified it as <em>Bacillus subtilis.</em> The sequence of <em>B. subtilis </em>was submitted to genbank under accession no. KJ564301.</p><p><strong>Conclusion:</strong> <em>B. subtilis</em> GAS 101 isolated from soil of animal farm showed the antibacterial activity against all indicator organisms and also displayed antibiofilm activity against preformed biofilm and inhibited biofilm formation of <em>S. epidermidis</em>.</p>

2019 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
pp. 94-102 ◽  
Author(s):  
Priscila Goes Camargo de Carvalho ◽  
Jhonatan Macedo Ribeiro ◽  
Renata Perugini Biasi Garbin ◽  
Gerson Nakazato ◽  
Sueli Fumie Yamada Ogatta ◽  
...  

Background: Thiohydantoins are an important class of heterocyclic compounds in drug discovery since they are related to a wide range of biological properties including antimicrobial activity. Objective: The objective of this study was to synthesize a series of thiohydantoins derived from Laminoacids and to evaluated their inhibitory effect on the growth of Gram-negative and Grampositive bacteria. Methods: All title compounds were synthetized by reaction of L-amino acids with thiourea or ammonium thiocyanate. Their antimicrobial activities were evaluated against bacterial strains by broth microdilution assays. The time-kill kinetics, the antibiofilm activity and the cytotoxicity to mammalian cells were determined for the compound that exhibited the best antimicrobial profile (1b). Results: Eleven thiohydantoins were readily obtained in good yields (52-95%). In general, thiohydantoins were more effective against Gram-positive bacteria. Compound 1b (derived from Lalanine) showed the best antibacterial activity against Staphylococcus epidermis ATCC 12228 and S. aureus BEC 9393 with MIC values of 940 and 1921 µM, respectively. The time-kill kinetics demonstrated time-dependent bactericidal effect in both strains for this derivative. Besides, 1b also exhibited antibacterial activity against biofilms of S. epidermidis ATCC 12228, leading to a 40% reduction in their metabolic activity compared to the untreated control. No cytotoxicity of 1b to mammalian cells was observed at MIC values. Conclusion: The data reported herein indicate relevant antimicrobial activity of thiohydantoins derived from L-aminoacid, mainly 1b, as potential pharmacophore to guide further chemical modification aiming at the search for new and improved antimicrobial agents.


2012 ◽  
Vol 81 (1) ◽  
pp. 17-21 ◽  
Author(s):  
Krystyna Skalicka-Woźniak ◽  
Janusz Szypowski ◽  
Renata Łoś ◽  
Marek Siwulski ◽  
Krzysztof Sobieralski ◽  
...  

Quantitative determination of polysaccharides in <em>Ganoderma lucidum </em>fruit bodies from different sawdust cultivation substrates and their antibacterial activity was done. Thirty six samples were analyzed. Four strains of <em>Ganoderma lucidum </em>(GL01, GL02, GL03 and GL04) were cultivated on the growth substrates of three different sawdust types: birch (Bo), maple (Kl) or alder (Ol) amended with wheat bran in three different concentrations: 10, 20 and 30% (w/w). Even though the richest in polysaccharides was GL01 strain, the highest yields of the polysaccharides were determined in GL04Kl3 sample and was 112.82 mg/g of dry weight. The antibacterial activity of polysaccharides was determined in vitro using micro-dilution broth method. The panel of eight reference bacterial strains was used. All the polysaccharide samples tested showed the broad spectrum and the moderate antibacterial activity. <em>Micrococcus luteus </em>ATCC 10240 strain was the most sensitive with <em>MIC </em>(minimal inhibitory concentration) = 0.63 − 1.25 mg/mL.


2015 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 666-671 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nitish Bansal ◽  
R. K. Gupta ◽  
Dharambir Singh ◽  
Shashank Shashank

Disease outbreaks are being increasingly recognized as a significant constraint on aquaculture production and trade affecting the economic development of the sector in many countries. Extracting and using biologically active compounds from earthworms has traditionally been practiced by indigenous people throughout the world. The aim of the present study was to shown antimicrobial activity through earthworm extract against fish bacterial pathogens. In total, 8 bacterial strains i.e. 6 gram negative viz. Aeromonas hydrophila, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, P. fluorescens, E.coli, Enterobacter aerogens and Shigella sp. and 2 gram positive viz. Staphylococcus aureus and Micrococcus luteus were identified. The extract of earthworm Perionyx excavatus, Pheretima posthuma were prepared and antimicrobial activity of the extract was determined by antimicrobial well diffusion assay. After 24 hrs of incubation period, it was observed that earthworm extract showed antibacterial activity against isolated bacterial strains. Among earthworm extract of two different species, the maximum zone of inhibition was shown against A. hydrophila by Perionyx excavatus (18.33± 0.66 mm) and P. posthuma (16.66±0.33). P. excavatus showed antibacterial activity against all pathogenic bacteria except Shigella spp. However on the other hand, P.posthuma showed antibacterial activity against A. hydrophila, P. fluorescens, E.coli, and S. aureus. The study has proved that earthworm extract can be effectively used for suppression of bacterial infection in fishes and that it can used as potential antimicrobial drug against commercial antibiotic resistance bacteria.


2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nusrat Abedin ◽  
Abdullah Hamed A Alshehri ◽  
Ali M A Almughrbi ◽  
Olivia Moore ◽  
Sheikh Alyza ◽  
...  

Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) has become one of the more serious threats to the global health. The emergence of bacteria resistant to antimicrobial substances decreases the potencies of current antibiotics. Consequently, there is an urgent and growing need for the developing of new classes of antibiotics. Three prepared novel iron complexes have a broad-spectrum antimicrobial activity with minimum bactericidal concentration (MBC) values ranging from 3.5 to 10 mM and 3.5 to 40 mM against Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria with antimicrobial resistance phenotype, respectively. Time-kill studies and quantification of the extracellular DNA confirmed the bacteriolytic mode of action of the iron-halide compounds. Additionally, the novel complexes showed significant antibiofilm activity against the tested pathogenic bacterial strains at concentrations lower than the MBC. The cytotoxic effect of the complexes on different mammalian cell lines show sub-cytotoxic values at concentrations lower than the minimum bactericidal concentrations.


2010 ◽  
Vol 76 (15) ◽  
pp. 4969-4976 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kerstin Engelhardt ◽  
Kristin F. Degnes ◽  
Michael Kemmler ◽  
Harald Bredholt ◽  
Espen Fj�rvik ◽  
...  

ABSTRACT Twenty-seven marine sediment- and sponge-derived actinomycetes with a preference for or dependence on seawater for growth were classified at the genus level using molecular taxonomy. Their potential to produce bioactive secondary metabolites was analyzed by PCR screening for genes involved in polyketide and nonribosomal peptide antibiotic synthesis. Using microwell cultures, conditions for the production of antibacterial and antifungal compounds were identified for 15 of the 27 isolates subjected to this screening. Nine of the 15 active extracts were also active against multiresistant Gram-positive bacterial and/or fungal indicator organisms, including vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium and multidrug-resistant Candida albicans. Activity-guided fractionation of fermentation extracts of isolate TFS65-07, showing strong antibacterial activity and classified as a Nocardiopsis species, allowed the identification and purification of the active compound. Structure elucidation revealed this compound to be a new thiopeptide antibiotic with a rare aminoacetone moiety. The in vitro antibacterial activity of this thiopeptide, designated TP-1161, against a panel of bacterial strains was determined.


2018 ◽  
Vol 23 ◽  
pp. 2515690X1775131 ◽  
Author(s):  
Farhad Sharafati Chaleshtori ◽  
Mohamad Saholi ◽  
Reza Sharafati Chaleshtori

This research was aimed at investigating the antioxidant and antibacterial activity of Bunium persicum, Eucalyptus globulus, and rose water on multidrug-resistant Listeria species. The antibiotic resistance of Listeria spp obtained from seafood samples were determined by the Kirby-Bauer method. The antioxidant and antibacterial activity of the essential oils and extracts were evaluated using ferric reducing antioxidant power and microdilution methods, respectively. A total 2 samples (1.88%) were positive for Listeria spp. L monocytogenes was found to be resistant to ampicillin, amoxicillin/clavulanic acid, penicillin, vancomycin, and kanamycin. B persicum essential oil showed the greatest antioxidant activity (248.56 ± 1.09 µM Fe2+/g). The E globulus essential oil showed consistently strong antimicrobial activity against L monocytogenes and L grayi, while rose water showed no antimicrobial activity against any of the tested bacterial strains. The results showed that after adding the B persicum and E globulus essential oils to bacteria, the cell components’ release increased significantly.


2009 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 1934578X0900400 ◽  
Author(s):  
Branislava Lakušić ◽  
Violeta Slavkovska ◽  
Milica Pavlović ◽  
Marina Milenković ◽  
Jelena Antić Stanković ◽  
...  

The essential oils of the aerial parts and fruits of Chaerophyllum aureum L., collected from two mountains in Serbia, were analyzed by GC and GC/MS. Sabinene (18.5-31.6%), p-cymene (7.9-25.4%) and limonene (1.9-10.9%) were characterized as the main constituents. The oils were tested against six bacterial strains and one strain of yeast, Candida albicans. The highest antimicrobial activity was observed against the Gram-positive bacteria Staphylococcus aureus, S. epidermidis and Micrococcus luteus, while of the Gram-negative strains, Escherichia coli was the most sensitive.


Author(s):  
Patel N ◽  
Mohan J S S

The n- Hexane, ethyl acetate, methanol and distilled water Leaf, Stem, Flower and Fruit extracts of Moringa oleifera were evaluated for their antibacterial activity against six Gram-Negative and Gram-Positive bacteria and antifungal activity against seven fungal strains using Ciprofloxacin, Doxycycline, Fluconazole and Ketacozole as positive control. The activity was analyzed by well diffusion and two-fold serial broth dilution method of different extract. The study revealed that all the extracts irrespective of their types, in different concentrations inhibited growth of the test pathogens to varying degrees. Ethyl acetate extract showed maximum activity against all the bacterial strains followed in descending order by methanol, n-.Hexane and distilled water extracts. Ethyl acetate extract showed high antibacterial activity against Serratia marcescens (22mm) Methanol and n-Hexane extract were effective against Enterococcus faecalis and Bacillus subtilis (10mm) respectively. Aqueous extract showed maximum number of inhibition against Staphylococcus aureus (27mm) and Micrococcus luteus (18mm). Ethyl acetate extract showed maximum inhibition against Trichoderma harzianum (16mm) than other extracts were ineffective against selected fungus. MIC values were recorded as 0.125 to 4mg/ml. The phytochemical screening revealed the presence of phenols and flavonoids. Expression to these results it may be concluded that M. oleifera may be a potential source for the curing of various infectious diseases caused by the resistant microbes


2020 ◽  
Vol 49 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Emir Horozić

Spring saffron (lat. Crocus vernus (L.)Hill) is a perennial from the Iridaceae family. Purple or white coloured flowers bloom in the early spring. Saffron is commonly used in cookery, but because of its healing properties, crocus is also used in medicine for improving blood circulation, treating the cardiovascular diseases, preventing tumour and healing skin diseases. This research aimed to determine the influence of solvents (water, ethanol and acetone) on antioxidative, antimicrobial activity and the content of biologically important compounds, such as phenols and flavonoids in saffron. FRAP and DPPH methods were used to examine antioxidative activity. Antibacterial activity was analysed by using diffusion technique on bacterial strains of Escherichia coli, Enterococcus faecalis, Staphylococcus aureus, Bacillus subtilis, Listeria monocytogenes, and Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Antifungal activity was examined on Candida albicans. The results showed that the ethanol extracts have the highest antioxidant activity and the aqueous extracts have the lowest one. None of the tested extracts showed antibacterial activity, but aqueous extracts and ethanolic extract of saffron, obtained by maceration, showed antifungal activity.


2006 ◽  
Vol 1 (5) ◽  
pp. 1934578X0600100
Author(s):  
Andreza Maria L. Pires ◽  
Maria Rose Jane R. Albuquerque ◽  
Edson P. Nunes ◽  
Vânia M. M. Melo ◽  
Edilberto R. Silveira ◽  
...  

The essential oils of Blainvellea rhomboidea (Asteraceae) were obtained by hydrodistillation and analyzed by GC/MS and GC/FID. Initially, the essential oil from the aerial parts was investigated. From the 18 identified components, 5-indanol (14.5%) followed by p-cymen-8-ol (10.1%), β-caryophyllene (9.6%), caryophyllene oxide (9.6%), limonene (8.6%), terpinolene (7.8%), and spathulenol (7.7%) were the major constituents. The oil was tested against seven bacterial strains and the results showed significant antimicrobial activity. As a consequence, the essential oils from leaves and from flowers were analyzed separately. The major constituents of the leaf oil were terpinolene (21.2%), β-caryophyllene (19.2%), spathulenol (9.1%), caryophyllene oxide (7.4%), and bicyclogermacrene (7.1%), while the oil of the flowers contained terpinolene (28.1%), 5-indanol (16.3%), p-cymen-8-ol (15.3%) and limonene (14.7%) as prevalent compounds. The oils were tested against the same bacterial strains and the flower oil was the more active. These results indicated that the components of the essential oil from flowers seem to be responsible for the activity.


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