scholarly journals A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY OF SILVER CLUSTERS AGAINST VARIOUS MICROORGANISMS

2016 ◽  
pp. 85-91 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tatiana Rozalyonok ◽  
Tatiana Rozalyonok ◽  
Yurii Sidorin ◽  
Yurii Sidorin

Currently, the problem of micro-organisms resistance to traditional antibiotics, which represents a serious threat to human health, is exposed to close attention. Therefore, the development of alternative antimicrobial agents, including on the basis of silver nanoparticles today becomes relevant. Substantiation of effectiveness of the cluster silver (1-10 nm) in comparison with larger silver nanoparticles is resulted. During the study of domestic and foreign experience of using a cluster of silver, basic mechanisms of its antimicrobial action were analyzed that it may have on organisms. The purpose was to comparatively study the antimicrobial activity of a cluster silver with respect to various microorganisms, including establishment of the minimum inhibitory silver concentration for the following strains: Escherichia coli , Bacillus subtilis , Candida albicans , Aspergillus niger . The effect of various concentrations of silver clusters (from 0 to 400 ug / ml) contained in a liquid medium, on survival of cultured cells was studied. Using the method of serial dilutions, the difference in effects on silver clusters on growth and reproduction of the following microorganisms was established: bacteria (with a different structure of cell walls: gram-positive-thick-walled, capable to form endospores and gram-negative - thin- walled) and micromycetes (yeast and hyphal). An in vitro study of antimicrobial activity of the cluster silver colloidal solution taken at various concentrations and at various exposure times was carried out. Minimum inhibitory concentrations of cluster silver colloidal solution for studied bacteria were determined: opportunistic pathogenic bacterium ( Escherichia coli and Bacillus subtilis ) and micromycetes ( Candida albicans and Aspergillus niger ).

Author(s):  
MARIANA NARVAEZ CORREA ◽  
OSCAR EDUARDO RODRÍGUEZ AGUIRRE ◽  
JANETH DEL CARMEN ARIAS PALACIOS

Objective: The assessment of the antimicrobial activity of Hymenaea courbaril L. on different microorganisms was realized with four bacteria, Escherichia coli, Staphylococcus aureus, Bacillus subtilis, and Pseudomonas aeruginosa, two yeasts Candida albicans and Saccharomyces cerevisiae, and finally two filamentous fungi Aspergillus niger. Methods: The method of plates and wells was used, using extracts from the fruit of the plant mentioned above. These extracts were made with different solvents such as hexane, dichloromethane, ethanol, and aqueous. Results: It was determined that the dichloromethane extract of H. courbaril L. has antimicrobial activity against the bacterium S. aureus showing a percentage of inhibition of 1.47%. Conclusions: In comparison to bacteria, fungi do not represent a significant inhibitory capacity which represents that when comparing these extracts of this plant, under the test conditions evaluated, it was presented that they obtained antimicrobial activity against S. aureus.


Medicina ◽  
2008 ◽  
Vol 44 (12) ◽  
pp. 977 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alvydas Pavilonis ◽  
Algirdas Baranauskas ◽  
Ligita Puidokaitė ◽  
Žaneta Maželienė ◽  
Arūnas Savickas ◽  
...  

Objective. To evaluate the antimicrobial activity of soft and purified propolis extracts. Study object and methods. Antimicrobial activity of soft and purified propolis extracts was determined with reference cultures of Staphylococcus aureus ATCC 25923, Enterococcus faecalis ATCC 29212, Escherichia coli ATCC 25922, Klebsiella pneumoniae ATCC 33499, Pseudomonas aeruginosa ATCC 27853, Proteus mirabilis ATCC 12459, Bacillus subtilis ATCC 6633, Bacillus cereus ATCC 8035, and fungus Candida albicans ATCC 60193. Microbiological tests were performed under aseptic conditions. Minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) – the highest dilution of preparation (the lowest concentration of preparation) that suppresses growth of reference microorganisms – was determined. Results. Concentration of phenolic compounds in soft propolis extract that possesses antimicrobial activity against gram-positive (Staphylococcus aureus, Enterococcus faecalis) and gram-negative bacteria (Escherichia coli, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, and Proteus mirabilis) is 0.587±0.054 mg and 0.587±0.054–0.394±0.022 mg (P>0.05) and in purified propolis extract – 0.427±0.044 mg and 0.256±0.02 mg (P>0.05). Klebsiella pneumoniae is most resistant to soft propolis extract when the concentration of phenolic compounds is 1.119± 0.152 mg and to purified propolis extract when the concentration of phenolic compounds is 1.013±0.189 mg (P>0.05). Spore-forming Bacillus subtilis bacteria are more sensitive to soft and purified propolis extracts when the concentration of phenolic compounds is 0.134±0.002 mg and 0.075±0.025 mg, respectively, and Bacillus cereus – when the concentration is 0.394±0.022 mg and 0.256±0.02 mg (P>0.05). Sensitivity of fungus Candida albicans to soft and purified propolis extracts is the same as Bacillus subtilis. Encapsulated bacterium Klebsiella pneumoniae is most resistant to antimicrobial action of soft and purified propolis extracts as compared with gram-positive Staphylococcus aureus and Enterococcus faecalis bacteria (P<0.05), gram-negative Escherichia coli, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, and Proteus mirabilis (P<0.05), sporeforming Bacillus subtilis and Bacillus cereus bacteria (P<0.05), and fungus Candida albicans (P<0.05). There is no statistically significant difference between antimicrobial effect of soft propolis extract and purified propolis extract on gram-positive bacteria, gram-negative bacteria, spore-forming bacteria, encapsulated bacteria, and Candida fungus. Conclusions. Soft and purified propolis extracts possess antimicrobial activity. They could be recommended as natural preservatives in the manufacture of pharmaceutical products.


2004 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 73-77 ◽  
Author(s):  
Slavica Ilic ◽  
Sandra Konstantinovic ◽  
Zoran Todorovic

Different extracts containing bioactive components and etheric oil of the flowers of Linum capitation kit. (Linacea) of Serbian origin were tested for an Antimicrobial activity against four bacteria (Staphylococcus aureus Escherichia coli, Bacillus subtilus, Pseudomonas aeruginosa), one mold (Aspergillus niger) and one yeast (Candida albicans). The isolated Flavonoids were also tested against Staphylococcus aureus, Escherichia coli Bacillus anhtracis, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Aspergillus niger, Candida albicans and Herpes simplex virus type.


2021 ◽  
Vol 37 (2) ◽  
pp. 508-512
Author(s):  
Jaganmohana Rao Saketi ◽  
S N Murthy Boddapati ◽  
Raghuram M ◽  
Geetha Bhavani Koduru ◽  
Haribabu Bollikolla

The in vitroantimicrobial properties of a series of N-methyl-3-aryl indazoles (5a-5j) were screened. In this present work, we describe our efforts towards the development of potent antimicrobial activity of synthesized indazole derivatives. The antimicrobial activities of the prepared compounds were investigated against four bacterial strains: Xanthomonas campestris, Escherichia coli, Bacillus cereus, Bacillus megaterium, and a fungal strain Candida albicans. The biological evaluation studies of these indazole derivatives revealed that some of these tested compounds have shown moderate to goodin vitroantimicrobial activities.


Molecules ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 23 (12) ◽  
pp. 3220 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tahmina Monowar ◽  
Md. Rahman ◽  
Subhash Bhore ◽  
Gunasunderi Raju ◽  
Kathiresan Sathasivam

Antibiotic resistance is one of the most important global problems currently confronting the world. Different biomedical applications of silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) have indicated them to be promising antimicrobial agents. In the present study, extracellular extract of an endophytic bacterium, Pantoea ananatis, was used for synthesis of AgNPs. The synthesized AgNPs were characterized by UV–Vis spectroscopy, FTIR, transmission electron microscopy (TEM), scanning electron microscopy-energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (SEM-EDX), and Zeta potential. The antimicrobial potential of the AgNPs against pathogenic Staphylococcus aureus subsp. aureus (ATCC 11632), Bacillus cereus (ATCC 10876), Escherichia coli (ATCC 10536), Pseudomonas aeruginosa (ATCC 10145) and Candida albicans (ATCC 10231), and multidrug resistant (MDR) Streptococcus pneumoniae (ATCC 700677), Enterococcus faecium (ATCC 700221) Staphylococcus aureus (ATCC 33592) Escherichia coli (NCTC 13351) was investigated. The synthesized spherical-shaped AgNPs with a size range of 8.06 nm to 91.32 nm exhibited significant antimicrobial activity at 6 μg/disc concentration against Bacillus cereus (ATCC 10876) and Candida albicans (ATCC 10231) which were found to be resistant to conventional antibiotics. The synthesized AgNPs showed promising antibacterial efficiency at 10 µg/disc concentration against the MDR strains. The present study suggests that AgNPs synthesized by using the endophytic bacterium P. ananatis are promising antimicrobial agent.


Medicina ◽  
2011 ◽  
Vol 47 (3) ◽  
pp. 24 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vilma Jurkštienė ◽  
Alvydas Pavilonis ◽  
Daiva Garšvienė ◽  
Algirdas Juozulynas ◽  
Laimutė Samsonienė ◽  
...  

The aim of the study was to determine antimicrobial activity of rhaponticum and shrubby cinquefoil extracts. Material and Methods. Ethanol extract from the leaves of rhaponticum (Rhaponticum carthamoides D.C. Iljin) and shrubby cinquefoil (Potentilla fruticosa L.) was produced at the Department of Food Technology, Kaunas University of Technology. The antimicrobial activity of the viscous extract or rhaponticum and shrubby cinquefoil was evaluated using standard microorganism cultures (bacteria Staphylococcus aureus ATCC 25923, Enterococcus faecalis ATCC 29212, Escherichia coli ATCC 25922, Klebsiella pneumoniae ATCC 33499, Pseudomonas aeruginosa ATCC 27853, Proteus mirabilis ATCC 12459, Bacillus subtilis ATCC 6633, Bacillus cereus ATCC 8035 and fungi Candida albicans ATCC 60193). The minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) of the examined preparations was determined. Results. Both studied preparations – rhaponticum (Rhaponticum carthamoides D.C. Iljin) and shrubby cinquefoil (Potentilla fruticosa L.) – demonstrated similar antimicrobial activity. The highest sensitivity to the studied preparations was observed in microbes with eukaryotic cell structure: Candida albicans, which is a fungus, and a spore-forming prokaryotic bacterium, Bacillus cereus. The highest resistance was observed in Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae. Conclusions. The studied preparations – viscous extracts of rhaponticum and shrubby cinquefoil – are substances with antimicrobial activity against gram-positive (Staphylococcus aureus and Enterococcus faecalis) and gram-negative (Escherichia coli, Klebsiella pneumoniae, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, and Proteus mirabilis) bacteria, spore-forming bacteria (Bacillus subtilis and Bacillus cereus), and fungi (Candida albicans).


2013 ◽  
Vol 706-708 ◽  
pp. 44-47
Author(s):  
Shao Juan Jiang

The 95% of ethanol crude extract of aerial stem and rhizome of houttuynia cordata was sequentially extracted with petroleum ether, ethyl acetate, n-butyl alcohol and water. Antimicrobial activity and minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) of the different extracts against Staphylococlus aureus, Escherichia coli, Bacillus subtilis, Aspergillus niger and Saccharomycetes were examined with filter paper method. And antimicrobial activity between aerial stem and rhizome was compared. The result showed that, among the extracts of aerial stem and rhizome of houttuynia cordata, with regard to antimicrobial activity, water extract was strongest against Staphylococlus aureus, and ethyl acetate extract was strongest against Escherichia coli, and n-butyl alcohol extract was strongest against Bacillus subtilis and Saccharomycetes, while each extract had no significant antimicrobial activity against Aspergillus niger. Moreover, the antimicrobial activity of rhizome was stronger than that of the aerial stem.


Antibiotics ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (10) ◽  
pp. 1158
Author(s):  
Abdelsamed I. Elshamy ◽  
Tarik A. Mohamed ◽  
Eman M. Elkady ◽  
Ibrahim A. Saleh ◽  
Ahmed A. El-Beih ◽  
...  

The organic extracts of the Red Sea soft coral Paralemnalia thyrsoides has led to the identification of two neolemnane-type sesquiterpenoids: paralemnolins X and Y (1, 2). In addition to these newly characterized compounds, ten known metabolites (3–12) were isolated. Previously reported compounds were elucidated by literature comparison of spectroscopic data (1D and 2D NMR as well as MS data). In vitro antimicrobial activity was investigated for compounds (1–12) against Staphylococcus aureus, Escherichia coli, Candida albicans and Aspergillus niger. Compound 5 showed antimicrobial activity against all assayed microorganisms.


Author(s):  
Powar Priyatama V ◽  
Powar Trupti A

The growing phenomenon of antibiotic resistance, particularly to pathogenic microorganisms, in current medicine, has directed the concern of scientists for finding novel antimicrobial agents from plant origin with negligible side effect. The present study was aimed to phytochemical investigation and antimicrobial activity of seed extract of Datura stramonium in sequentially with different organic solvents. For this, antimicrobial properties were tested against bacteria Escherichia coli, Staphylococcus aureus, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Klebsiella pneumonia and Bacillus subtilis by cup plate method. Among the tested bacterial Klebsiella pneumoniae was the most inhibited majorly with the chloroform extract. Datura stramonium chloroform seed extract produced maximum zone of inhibition 26 mm against Klebsiella pneumoniae and 12 mm against Bacillus subtilis and 13 mm against Escherichia coli. Datura Stramonium methanol seed extract produced maximum zone of inhibition 27 mm against Pseudomonas aeruginosa and 15 mm against Bacillus subtilis, 14 mm against Staphylococcus aureus and 19 mm against Escherichia coli. Datura stramonium petroleum ether seed extract produced 16 mm zone of inhibition against Escherichia coli. Datura stramonium aqueous seed extract exhibits 24 mm zone of inhibition against Bacillus subtilis. All the experienced solvent extracts showed potential antimicrobial activity Index against various tested microorganisms. Owning to the results, it can be concluded that the extracts of the Datura stramonium can be used to design different herbal antimicrobial agents.


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