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The Search for Natural Inhibitors of Biofilm Formation and the Activity of the Autoinductor C6-AHL in Klebsiella pneumoniae ATCC 13884

Human nosocomial infections are common around the world. One of the main causes is the bacteria Klebsiella pneumoniae, which shows high rates of resistance to antibiotics. Thus, drugs with novel mechanisms of action are needed. In this work, we report the effects of various natural substances on the...

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Autores principales: Cadavid, Elizabeth, Echeverri, Fernando
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6406709/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30704099
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/biom9020049
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description Human nosocomial infections are common around the world. One of the main causes is the bacteria Klebsiella pneumoniae, which shows high rates of resistance to antibiotics. Thus, drugs with novel mechanisms of action are needed. In this work, we report the effects of various natural substances on the formation of biofilm in Klebsiella pneumoniae, as well as its stability. The effect of the molecules on the growth of K. pneumoniae was initially determined by measuring the optical density. The modification of the biofilm, the changes relating to its resistance, the effects on the bacterial adhesion to the urethral catheter and its antagonist role the hexanoyl-homoserinelactone were assessed by crystal violet, as well as by microscopy. The best effects were obtained with 3-methyl-2(5H)-furanone and 2´-hydroxycinnamic acid, which inhibited the formation of biofilm by 67.38% and 65.06%, respectively. Additionally, the remaining biofilm formed was more susceptible to gentamicin. Through microscopy examination, there were evident changes in the biofilm and adherence on the polyvinyl chloride (PVC) urethral catheter. Besides, 3-methyl-2(5H)-furanone inhibited the biofilm-forming effect of the autoinducer hexanoyl-homoserinelactone. Thus, these molecules could be developed as supplemental of antibiotics.
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spelling pubmed-64067092019-03-13 The Search for Natural Inhibitors of Biofilm Formation and the Activity of the Autoinductor C6-AHL in Klebsiella pneumoniae ATCC 13884 Cadavid, Elizabeth Echeverri, Fernando Biomolecules Article Human nosocomial infections are common around the world. One of the main causes is the bacteria Klebsiella pneumoniae, which shows high rates of resistance to antibiotics. Thus, drugs with novel mechanisms of action are needed. In this work, we report the effects of various natural substances on the formation of biofilm in Klebsiella pneumoniae, as well as its stability. The effect of the molecules on the growth of K. pneumoniae was initially determined by measuring the optical density. The modification of the biofilm, the changes relating to its resistance, the effects on the bacterial adhesion to the urethral catheter and its antagonist role the hexanoyl-homoserinelactone were assessed by crystal violet, as well as by microscopy. The best effects were obtained with 3-methyl-2(5H)-furanone and 2´-hydroxycinnamic acid, which inhibited the formation of biofilm by 67.38% and 65.06%, respectively. Additionally, the remaining biofilm formed was more susceptible to gentamicin. Through microscopy examination, there were evident changes in the biofilm and adherence on the polyvinyl chloride (PVC) urethral catheter. Besides, 3-methyl-2(5H)-furanone inhibited the biofilm-forming effect of the autoinducer hexanoyl-homoserinelactone. Thus, these molecules could be developed as supplemental of antibiotics. MDPI 2019-01-30 /pmc/articles/PMC6406709/ /pubmed/30704099 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/biom9020049 Text en © 2019 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
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title The Search for Natural Inhibitors of Biofilm Formation and the Activity of the Autoinductor C6-AHL in Klebsiella pneumoniae ATCC 13884
title_full The Search for Natural Inhibitors of Biofilm Formation and the Activity of the Autoinductor C6-AHL in Klebsiella pneumoniae ATCC 13884
title_fullStr The Search for Natural Inhibitors of Biofilm Formation and the Activity of the Autoinductor C6-AHL in Klebsiella pneumoniae ATCC 13884
title_full_unstemmed The Search for Natural Inhibitors of Biofilm Formation and the Activity of the Autoinductor C6-AHL in Klebsiella pneumoniae ATCC 13884
title_short The Search for Natural Inhibitors of Biofilm Formation and the Activity of the Autoinductor C6-AHL in Klebsiella pneumoniae ATCC 13884
title_sort search for natural inhibitors of biofilm formation and the activity of the autoinductor c6-ahl in klebsiella pneumoniae atcc 13884
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6406709/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30704099
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/biom9020049
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