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Synergistic potential of and essential oils against nontuberculous mycobacteria Free

Abstract

. The present study evaluated the possible synergistic antimycobacterial interactions of and essential oils (EO).

. Antimycobacterial potential was tested against and using broth and water dilution method and checkerboard synergy method. Antiadhesion and antibiofilm effect of EOs was evaluated on biotic (HeLa cells) and abiotic surface (polystyrene). To evaluate the possible mechanisms of action, cellular leakage of proteins and DNA was tested and structural changes were visualized with a transmission electron microscope.

MIC, minimum bactericidal concentration (MBC) and minimal effective concentration (MEC) were 1.6 mg ml for EO and 3.2 mg ml for EO against both mycobacteria. All combinations of EOs in checkerboard synergy method produced fractional inhibitory concentration index values ranging from 0.501 to 1.5, corresponding to synergistic, additive or indifferent effects. showed a greater tendency to create biofilm but these EOs at subinhibitory concentrations (sMIC) effectively blocked the adhesion and the establishment of biofilm. The exposure of both mycobacteria to MICs and sMICs lead to significant morphological changes: acquired a swollen form, ghost-like cell, disorganized cytoplasm detached from the cell wall. OD value of supernatant for both mycobacteria exposed to EOs have confirmed that there is a leakage of cellular material.

. The leakage of the cellular material is noticeably higher in sMIC, which is probably due to cell wall damage. sMIC of both EOs have an additive or synergistic effect, reducing MICs, limiting adhesion and preventing the formation of biofilms.

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Keyword(s): antiadhesion , antibiofilm , checkerboard synergy method , essential oils , nontuberculous mycobacteria and opportunistic premise plumbing pathogens
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