Antimicrobial Susceptibility of Staphylococcus aureus Strains and Effect of Phloretin on Biofilm Formation

Abstract Staphylococcus aureus and methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA) are known to be responsible of various infections, including biofilm-associated diseases. The aim of this study was to analyze 19 strains of S. aureus from orthopedic sites in terms of phenotypic antimicrobial susceptibility against 13 selected antibiotics, slime/biofilm formation, molecular analysis of specific antibiotic resistance genes (mecA, cfr, rpoB), and biofilm-associated genes (icaADBC operon). Furthermore, the effect of phloretin on the production of biofilm was evaluated on 8 chosen isolates. The susceptibility test confirmed almost all strains were resistant to cefoxitin and oxacillin. Most strains possess the mecA, whereas none of the strains had the cfr gene. Four strains (1, 7, 10, and 24) presented single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in rpoB, which confer rifampicin resistance. IcaD was detected in all tested strains, whereas icaR was only found in two strains (24 and 30). Phloretin had a dose-dependent effect on biofilm production. Specifically, 0.5 × MIC determined biofilm inhibition in 5 out of 8 strains (8, 24, 25, 27, 30), whereas an increase in biofilm production was detected with phloretin at the 0.125 × MIC across all tested strains. These data are useful to potentially develop novel compounds against antibiotic-resistant S. aureus..

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2023

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2023

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:80

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Current microbiology - 80(2023), 9 vom: 26. Juli

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Englisch

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Mandalari, Giuseppina [VerfasserIn]
Minuti, Aurelio [VerfasserIn]
La Camera, Erminia [VerfasserIn]
Barreca, Davide [VerfasserIn]
Romeo, Orazio [VerfasserIn]
Nostro, Antonia [VerfasserIn]

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10.1007/s00284-023-03400-2

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