scholarly journals Binding to and antibacterial effect of aztreonam, temocillin, gentamicin and tobramycin on human faeces

1985 ◽  
Vol 95 (2) ◽  
pp. 255-263 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. P. Hazenberg ◽  
A. M. Pennock-Schröder ◽  
J. P. van de Merwe
Keyword(s):  
Gastrointestinal Tract ◽  
Antibacterial Effect ◽  
Anaerobic Bacteria ◽  
Selective Decontamination ◽  
Faecal Flora ◽  
Gram Negative ◽  
Human Faeces ◽  
Facultatively Anaerobic ◽  
Facultatively Anaerobic Bacteria

SUMMARYAztreonam, temocillin, gentamicin and tobramycin were studied for their effect on the human faecal florain vitroand for their usefulness for selective decontamination (SD) of the gastrointestinal tract. The sensitivities of the obligately anaerobic flora and the Gram-negative facultatively anaerobic bacteria were determined and the ratio was expressed as SD factor. Tho high SD factor of the flora from most subjects for aztreonam and tobramycin indicates that the drugs are useful for SD in contrast to temocillin and gentamicin. Binding to and subsequent release of tobramycin from faeces are presumed to facilitate the maintenance of adequate concentrations in the intestine despite the discontinuous intake.

scholarly journals Binding to and antibacterial effect of ampicillin, neomycin and polymyxin B on human faeces

1984 ◽  
Vol 93 (1) ◽  
pp. 27-34 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. P. Hazenberg ◽  
A. M. Pennock-Schröder ◽  
M. Van Den Boom ◽  
J. P. Van De Merwe
Keyword(s):  
Antibacterial Effect ◽  
Polymyxin B ◽  
Selective Decontamination ◽  
Faecal Flora ◽  
Selective Effect ◽  
Human Faeces ◽  
Obligate Anaerobic ◽  
Human Flora

SUMMARYNeomycin and polymyxin B, used during selective decontamination of the gastrointestinal tract, were studied for their effect on the human faecal florain vitro. The selective effect was found to be associated with a relative insusceptibility of the obligate anaerobic flora as compared with the facultatively anaerobic Gram-negative rods (Escherichia coli). Both neomycin and polymyxin B were bound by human faeces, in contrast to ampicillin. The results may explain the selective effect of neomycin and polymyxin B on the human florain vivo.

N2-fixing vibrios isolated from the gastrointestinal tract of sea urchins

1981 ◽  
Vol 27 (3) ◽  
pp. 311-317 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. L. Guerinot ◽  
D. G. Patriquin
Keyword(s):  
Gastrointestinal Tract ◽  
Sea Urchins ◽  
Anaerobic Bacteria ◽  
Strongylocentrotus Droebachiensis ◽  
Physiological Traits ◽  
Biochemical Characteristics ◽  
Facultatively Anaerobic ◽  
The Family ◽  
Vibrio Genus ◽  
Facultatively Anaerobic Bacteria

Facultatively anaerobic bacteria, capable of fixing N2 anaerobically or at low O2 concentrations, were isolated from the gastrointestinal tracts of temperate (Strongylocentrotus droebachiensis) and tropical (Tripneustes ventricosus) sea urchins. Morphological and biochemical characteristics, as well as the guanine plus cytosine content of their DNA (45.9 and 48.4 mol%), place these isolates in the genus Vibrio Pacini 1865 in the family Vibrionaceae. Members of this family have not previously been shown to fix N2. These isolates are not identical to any described species in the Vibrio genus and can be distinguished by a combination of biochemical and physiological traits.

Application of commercial test-systems to identify gram-negative facultatively anaerobic bacteria

2016 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 43-48 ◽  
Author(s):  
V. Patyka ◽  
L. Butsenko ◽  
L. Pasichnyk
Keyword(s):  
Erwinia Amylovora ◽  
Anaerobic Bacteria ◽  
Biochemical Properties ◽  
Test System ◽  
Phytopathogenic Bacteria ◽  
Gram Negative ◽  
Test Systems ◽  
Facultatively Anaerobic ◽  
Microbiological Methods

Aim. To validate the suitability of commercial API 20E test-system (bioMerieux) for the identifi cation and characterization of facultative gram-negative phytopathogenic bacterial isolates. Methods. Conventional mi- crobiological methods, API 20E test-system (bioMerieux) according to the manufacturer’s instructions. Re- sults. The identifi cation results for Erwinia amylovora, Pectobacterium carotovorum and Pantoea agglome- rans isolates were derived from the conventional and API 20E test systems, which, were in line with the literature data for these species. The API 20E test-system showed high suitability for P. agglomerans isolates identifi cation. Although not all the species of facultatively anaerobic phytopathogenic bacteria may be identi- fi ed using API 20E test-system, its application will surely allow obtaining reliable data about their physiologi- cal and biochemical properties, valuable for identifi cation of bacteria, in the course of 24 h. Conclusions. The results of tests, obtained for investigated species while using API 20E test-system, and those of conventional microbiological methods coincided. The application of API 20E test-system (bioMerieux) ensures fast obtain- ing of important data, which may be used to identify phytopathogenic bacteria of Erwinia, Pectobacterium, Pantoea genera.

Chemical Constituents of Halophilic Facultatively Anaerobic Bacteria, 1

1995 ◽  
Vol 58 (12) ◽  
pp. 1950-1954 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiong Fu ◽  
Francis J. Schmitz ◽  
Ralph S. Tanner
Keyword(s):  
Chemical Constituents ◽  
Anaerobic Bacteria ◽  
Facultatively Anaerobic ◽  
Facultatively Anaerobic Bacteria

In vitro antimicrobial susceptibility of anaerobic bacteria isolated from caprine footrot

2007 ◽  
Vol 55 (1) ◽  
pp. 11-20 ◽  
Author(s):  
Angela Lacombe-Antoneli ◽  
S. Píriz ◽  
S. Vadillo
Keyword(s):  
Antibiotic Treatment ◽  
Antimicrobial Susceptibility ◽  
Antimicrobial Agents ◽  
Anaerobic Bacteria ◽  
Gram Negative ◽  
Western Spain ◽  
Clinical Cases

The in vitro antimicrobial susceptibility of Gram-negative anaerobic bacilli commonly isolated from footrot in goats was studied. A total of 97 isolates belonging to the genera Dichelobacter, Fusobacterium, Prevotella, Porphyromonas and Bacteroides, obtained from clinical cases of footrot in south-western Spain between March 2000 and May 2001, were tested against 25 antimicrobial agents comprising β-lactams, aminoglycosides, macrolides, chloramphenicol, quinolones, lincosamides, sulphonamides and tetracyclines in order to optimise antibiotic treatment of this disease in goats. β-lactams, tetracyclines and metronidazole displayed the highest in vitro efficacy against the species involved in the pathogenesis of footrot.

scholarly journals In Vitro and In Vivo Antibacterial Activities of a Novel Glycylcycline, the 9-t-Butylglycylamido Derivative of Minocycline (GAR-936)

1999 ◽  
Vol 43 (4) ◽  
pp. 738-744 ◽  
Author(s):  
P. J. Petersen ◽  
N. V. Jacobus ◽  
W. J. Weiss ◽  
P. E. Sum ◽  
R. T. Testa
Keyword(s):  
Anaerobic Bacteria ◽  
Tetracycline Resistance ◽  
Protective Effects ◽  
Gram Negative ◽  
E Coli ◽  
Resistance Determinants ◽  
Aerobic And Anaerobic ◽  
Ribosomal Protection

ABSTRACT The 9-t-butylglycylamido derivative of minocycline (TBG-MINO) is a recently synthesized member of a novel group of antibiotics, the glycylcyclines. This new derivative, like the first glycylcyclines, theN,N-dimethylglycylamido derivative of minocycline and 6-demethyl-6-deoxytetracycline, possesses activity against bacterial isolates containing the two major determinants responsible for tetracycline resistance: ribosomal protection and active efflux. The in vitro activities of TBG-MINO and the comparative agents were evaluated against strains with characterized tetracycline resistance as well as a spectrum of recent clinical aerobic and anaerobic gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria. TBG-MINO, with an MIC range of 0.25 to 0.5 μg/ml, showed good activity against strains expressing tet(M) (ribosomal protection), tet(A), tet(B),tet(C), tet(D), and tet(K) (efflux resistance determinants). TBG-MINO exhibited similar activity against methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), penicillin-resistant streptococci, and vancomycin-resistant enterococci (MICs at which 90% of strains are inhibited, ≤0.5 μg/ml). TBG-MINO exhibited activity against a wide diversity of gram-negative aerobic and anaerobic bacteria, most of which were less susceptible to tetracycline and minocycline. The in vivo protective effects of TBG-MINO were examined against acute lethal infections in mice caused by Escherichia coli, S. aureus, andStreptococcus pneumoniae isolates. TBG-MINO, administered intravenously, demonstrated efficacy against infections caused byS. aureus including MRSA strains and strains containingtet(K) or tet(M) resistance determinants (median effective doses [ED50s], 0.79 to 2.3 mg/kg of body weight). TBG-MINO demonstrated efficacy against infections caused by tetracycline-sensitive E. coli strains as well asE. coli strains containing either tet(M) or the efflux determinant tet(A), tet(B), ortet(C) (ED50s, 1.5 to 3.5 mg/kg). Overall, TBG-MINO shows antibacterial activity against a wide spectrum of gram-positive and gram-negative aerobic and anaerobic bacteria including strains resistant to other chemotherapeutic agents. The in vivo protective effects, especially against infections caused by resistant bacteria, corresponded with the in vitro activity of TBG-MINO.

In vitro activities of tigecycline against recently isolated Gram-negative anaerobic bacteria in Greece, including metronidazole-resistant strains

2006 ◽  
Vol 55 (3) ◽  
pp. 231-236 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anastasia Katsandri ◽  
Athina Avlamis ◽  
Angeliki Pantazatou ◽  
Georgios L. Petrikkos ◽  
Nicholas J. Legakis ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Anaerobic Bacteria ◽  
Gram Negative ◽  
Resistant Strains

Działanie in vitro olejku cyprysowego (Oleum Cupressi) na bakterie beztlenowe

2019 ◽  
Vol 20 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Anna Kędzia ◽  
Elżbieta Hołderna-Kędzia
Keyword(s):  
Anaerobic Bacteria ◽  
Growth Control ◽  
Cupressus Sempervirens ◽  
Tannerella Forsythia ◽  
Gram Positive ◽  
Gram Negative ◽  
Gram Positive Bacteria ◽  
Gram Positive Cocci ◽  
Porphyromonas Levii

Introduction. Cypress (Cupressus sempervirens L.) belongs to the family Cupressaceae. It is evergreen, and grows in Mediterranean region. The Cypress leaves and young branches are utilized to produce the essential oil. Cypress oil contain a number of components, in it α-pinene, Δ3-carene, α-terpinyl acetate, cedrol, α-terpinolene, β-myrcene, limonene, α-terpineolene, terpinen-4-ol, β-pinene, δ-cadinene and sabinene. The oil is used in therapy different diseases. It to have antimicrobial activity. Aim. The aim of the date was evaluation the susceptibility of anaerobic bacteria to Cypress oil. Material and methods. The anaerobic bacteria were isolated from patients. The 62 microorganisms, in it 36 strains of Gram-negative rods, 14 Gram-positive cocci and 12 Gram-positive rods, and 7 reference strains were tested. Susceptibility (MIC) was determined by means of plate dilution technique in Brucella agar supplemented with 5% defibrynated sheep blood, menadione and hemin. The Cypress oil was dissolved in DMSO and distilled water to obtain final following concentrations: 2.5, 5.0, 7.5, 10.0, 15.0 and 20.0 mg/ml. Inoculum containing 106 CFU per 1 ml was seeded with Steers replicator upon the agar with oil or without the oil (strains growth control). The agar plates was incubated in anaerobic condition in anaerobic jar in 37°C for 48 hrs. The MIC was interpreted as the lowest concentration of Cypress oil inhibiting the growth of tested bacteria. Results. The results indicated that from among Gram-negative rods the most susceptible to Cypress oil was the strains from genus Tannerella forsythia (MIC < 2.5-5.0 mg/ml), Bacteroides uniformis (MIC = 5.0 mg/ml), Bacteroides vulgatus and Porphyromonas asaccharolytica (MIC 5.0-7.5 mg/ml) and Porphyromonas levii (MIC = 7.5 mg/ml). The strains from genera Fusobacterium and of Bacteroides fragilis were the susceptible to 2.5-≥ 20.0 mg/ml. The Cypress oil was least active towards Prevotella and Parabacteroides strains (MIC ≥ 20.0 mg/ml).The tested Gram-positive cocci were more susceptible. The growth of the strains were inhibited by concentrations in ranges ≤ 2.5-7.5 mg/ml. The oil was minor active towards Gram-positive rods (MIC ≤ 2.5-20.0 mg/ml). Among the strains the genus of Actinomyces odontolyticus (MIC = 5.0 mg/ml) and Actinomyces viscosus (MIC ≤ 2.5-7.5 mg/ml) were the most susceptible. The growth of rods of Bifidobacterium breve was inhibited by concentrations 10.0 mg/ml. The data indicates that the Gram-negative rods were the less susceptible than Gram-positive bacteria to cypress oil. Conclusions. Among Gram-negative rods the most susceptible were the strains Tannerella forsythia, Bacteroides uniformis, Bacteroides vulgatus, Porphyromonas asaccharolytica and Porphyromonas levii. The oil was more active against Gram-positive cocci. Gram-positive anaerobic bacteria demonstrate the more susceptible to Cypress oil then Gram-positive rods.

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