期刊
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES
卷 15, 期 12, 页码 22296-22308出版社
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/ijms151222296
关键词
chitosan; antibiotic; biofilms; penetration
资金
- Chinese Academy of Sciences Science
- Technology Research and Development Program of Shaanxi Province [2012K02-06]
- National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) [31270860]
Antibiotic overuse is one of the major drivers in the generation of antibiotic resistant super bugs that can potentially cause serious effects on health. In this study, we reported that the polycationic polysaccharide, chitosan could improve the efficacy of a given antibiotic (gentamicin) to combat bacterial biofilms, the universal lifestyle of microbes in the world. Short-or long-term treatment with the mixture of chitosan and gentamicin resulted in the dispersal of Listeria monocytogenes (L. monocytogenes) biofilms. In this combination, chitosan with a moderate molecular mass (similar to 13 kDa) and high N-deacetylation degree (similar to 88% DD) elicited an optimal anti-biofilm and bactericidal activity. Mechanistic insights indicated that chitosan facilitated the entry of gentamicin into the architecture of L. monocytogenes biofilms. Finally, we showed that this combination was also effective in the eradication of biofilms built by two other Listeria species, Listeria welshimeri and Listeria innocua. Thus, our findings pointed out that chitosan supplementation might overcome the resistance of Listeria biofilms to gentamicin, which might be helpful in prevention of gentamicin overuse in case of combating Listeria biofilms when this specific antibiotic was recommended.
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