Journal
ACTA BIOMATERIALIA
Volume 5, Issue 5, Pages 1405-1415Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.actbio.2009.01.025
Keywords
Antimicrobial; Atomic force microscopy; Gram-negative; Morphology; Nitric oxide
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- National Institute of Health [EB000708]
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Atomic force microscopy (AFM) was used to study the morphological changes of two Gram-negative pathogens, Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Escherichia coli, after exposure to nitric oxide (NO). The time-dependent effects of NO released from a xerogel coating and the concentration-dependent effects rendered by a small molecule that releases NO in a bolus were examined and compared. Bacteria exhibited irregular and degraded exteriors. With NO-releasing surfaces, an increase in surface debris and disorganized adhesion patterns were observed compared to controls. Analysis of cell surface topography revealed that increasing membrane roughness correlated with higher doses of NO. At a lower total dose, NO delivered via a bolus resulted in greater membrane roughness than NO released from a surface via a sustained flux. At sub-inhibitory levels, treatment with amoxicillin, an antibiotic known to compromise the integrity of the cell wall, led to morphologies resembling those resulting from NO treatment. Our observations indicate that cell envelope deterioration is a visible consequence of NO-exposure for both Gram-negative species studied. (c) 2009 Acta Materialia Inc. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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