1. Fighting multidrug-resistant Enterococcus faecalis via interfering with virulence factors using green synthesized nanoparticles
- Author
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Abdullah Yousef, Mohammed Abu-Elghait, Mohammed G. Barghoth, Ahmed M. Elazzazy, and Said E. Desouky
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Silver ,Infectious Diseases ,Virulence Factors ,Drug Resistance, Multiple, Bacterial ,Spectroscopy, Fourier Transform Infrared ,Enterococcus faecalis ,Metal Nanoparticles ,Microbiology ,Anti-Bacterial Agents - Abstract
This study aims to synthesize silver nanoparticles by the green method and test it against specific virulence factors in multi-drug resistant Enterococcus faecalis bacteria. virulence factors of E. faecalis clinical isolates were determined and the most potent isolate was selected for further investigations. The prepared Ag-NPs were characterized using UV spectroscopy, FTIR spectroscopy, dynamic light scattering, and transmission electron microscopy (TEM). The result revealed the concentration of 0.0625 mg/ml Ag-NPs was significantly reducing virulence factors in multidrug-resistant E. faecalis without affecting planktonic cell growth. UV-Visible spectroscopy characterization revealed a characteristic surface Plasmon band [SPR] at a wavelength ranging from 256 to 345 and 510 nm in the prepared Ag-NPs. dynamic light scattering indicated it tended to an electrostatic attraction between nanoparticles in the prepared solution. TEM images revealed the average size of Ag-NPs were prepared to be 28.8 nm and the shape was spherical. Green synthesized Ag-NPs have the ability to combat multi-drug-resistant E. faecalis via reducing virulence factors, which is considered a good approach toward resolving the multidrug resistance crisis.
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- 2022