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Antimicrobial and antibiofilm potential of biosurfactants isolated from lactobacilli against multi-drug-resistant pathogens

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Title
Antimicrobial and antibiofilm potential of biosurfactants isolated from lactobacilli against multi-drug-resistant pathogens
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BMC Microbiology, August 2014
DOI 10.1186/1471-2180-14-197
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Karthik Sambanthamoorthy, Xiaorong Feng, Ruchi Patel, Sneha Patel, Chrysanthi Paranavitana

Abstract

Biosurfactants (BS) are amphiphilic compounds produced by microbes, either on the cell surface or secreted extracellularly. BS exhibit strong antimicrobial and anti-adhesive properties, making them good candidates for applications used to combat infections. In this study, our goal was to assess the in vitro antimicrobial, anti-adhesive and anti-biofilm abilities of BS produced by Lactobacillus jensenii and Lactobacillus rhamnosus against clinical Multidrug Resistant (MDR) strains of Acinetobacter baumannii, Escherichia coli, and Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). Cell-bound BS from both L. jensenii and L. rhamnosus were extracted and isolated. The surface activities of crude BS samples were evaluated using an oil spreading assay. The antimicrobial, anti-adhesive and anti-biofilm activities of both BS against the above mentioned MDR pathogens were determined.

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Geographical breakdown

Country Count As %
Kazakhstan 1 <1%
Brazil 1 <1%
Unknown 247 99%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Ph. D. Student 35 14%
Student > Master 32 13%
Researcher 31 12%
Student > Bachelor 28 11%
Student > Doctoral Student 15 6%
Other 38 15%
Unknown 70 28%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Agricultural and Biological Sciences 56 22%
Immunology and Microbiology 34 14%
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 32 13%
Engineering 10 4%
Medicine and Dentistry 8 3%
Other 31 12%
Unknown 78 31%
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