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- Title
Synergistic Potentiation of Antimicrobial and Antibiofilm Activities of Penicillin and Bacitracin by Octyl Gallate, a Food-Grade Antioxidant, in Staphylococcus epidermidis.
- Authors
Santativongchai, Pitchaya; Tulayakul, Phitsanu; Ji, Yinduo; Jeon, Byeonghwa
- Abstract
Staphylococcus epidermidis is a major nosocomial pathogen that frequently forms biofilms on indwelling medical devices. This study aimed to investigate the synergistic antimicrobial and antibiofilm activities of octyl gallate (OG) in combination with penicillin and bacitracin against S. epidermidis. Antimicrobial synergy was assessed by conducting checkerboard titration assays, and antibiofilm activity was determined with biofilm assays and fluorescence microscopy analysis. The presence of 8 µg/mL of OG increased both the bacteriostatic and bactericidal activities of penicillin and bacitracin against S. epidermidis. It lowered the minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) and minimum bactericidal concentration (MBC) of penicillin by eight-fold and those of bacitracin by four-fold. Moreover, when used with penicillin or bacitracin, OG significantly decreased the level of biofilm production by preventing microcolony formation. Furthermore, OG significantly permeabilized the bacterial cell wall, which may explain its antimicrobial synergy with penicillin and bacitracin. Together, these results demonstrate that OG, a food-grade antioxidant, can be potentially used as a drug potentiator to enhance the antimicrobial and antibiofilm activities of penicillin and bacitracin against S. epidermidis.
- Subjects
BACITRACIN; STAPHYLOCOCCUS epidermidis; BACTERIAL cell walls; ANTI-infective agents; PENICILLIN
- Publication
Antibiotics (2079-6382), 2022, Vol 11, Issue 12, p1775
- ISSN
2079-6382
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/antibiotics11121775