210563

Egyptian Bee (Apis Mellifera) Propolis: A Promising Antibacterial agent for Combating Antibiotic Resistance and Biofilm Formation of Multidrug-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus

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Last updated: 04 Jan 2025

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Microbiology and Immunology

Abstract

Bacterial biofilm is a major factor in the development of multidrug-resistant phenotypes and the progression of chronic infections, as biofilm forms robust shields around bacterial cells enabling them to escape from antibiotic's destructive effect. One solution is multi-targeting antimicrobial natural products that combat biofilms and re-sensitize resistant bacteria to unworkable antibiotics. Two Egyptian bee propolis samples were collected from different regions and ethanolic extracts were prepared. Anti-staphylococcal and anti-biofilm activities against MDR Staphylococcus aureus revealed that propolis extracts differed in their potency and exhibited average MICs of (362 ± 0.19 and 432 ± 0.063µg/mL) for West-Nile and Upper-Egypt propolis samples respectively. Propolis extracts revealed a potent inhibitory effect on staphylococcal biofilm formation (from 49.5% to 29%) at their MICs. Both propolis extracts eradicated successfully the preformed staphylococcal biofilm within two hours of treatment (from 97.4% to 25). Moreover; the anti-adherence activity of both extracts at different concentrations (1X MIC, 1/4, and 1/8 MIC) was similar (from 63.6% to 56.5%) after two hours of exposure to propolis. The effect of combination with antibiotics was assayed by the Kirby-Bauer test which revealed noticeable synergistic effects that were more obvious in Upper-Egypt propolis extract. Synergistic effects with different classes of antibiotics were expressed as a percentage with; Amikacin (56.3%), Penicillin G (53%), Ampicillin (52%), Clindamycin (39.5%) then Ciprofloxacin (32.5%). Egyptian propolis was proved to be a promising anti-biofilm and antibiotic-saving natural product.

DOI

10.21608/aijpms.2021.69608.1058

Keywords

Keywords: biofilm, multidrug resistance, Propolis, Synergism, Staphylococcus aureus

Authors

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Fatma Alzahraa

Last Name

Hareidy

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Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Pharmacy (Girls), Al-Azhar University, Cairo, Egypt

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fatmaalzahraamicro@yahoo.com

City

Beni-suef

Orcid

0000-0003-1313-9127

First Name

Ahmed

Last Name

Azmy

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Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of pharmacy, Beni-suef University, Egypt

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ahmed.abdelaziz@pharm.bsu.edu.eg

City

Beni-suef

Orcid

0000-0002-7347-9564

First Name

Nsreen

Last Name

Kamel

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-

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Clinical and Chemical Pathology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Beni-Suef University, Egypt

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nsreen_walid@yahoo.com

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Beni-suef

Orcid

0000-0002-7673-0697

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Abeer

Last Name

Moawad

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-

Affiliation

Pharmacognosy Department, Faculty of Pharmacy, Beni-Suef University, Egypt

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abeermoawad77@gmail.com

City

Beni-suef

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0000-0002-0228-6757

First Name

Maha

Last Name

Omran

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Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Pharmacy (Girls), Al-Azhar University, Cairo, Egypt

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meomran2006@yahoo.com

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cairo

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2

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1

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30579

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2022-01-01

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2021-03-31

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2022-01-01

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30

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47

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2735-4598

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2735-4601

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Azhar International Journal of Pharmaceutical and Medical Sciences

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https://aijpms.journals.ekb.eg/

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Egyptian Bee (Apis Mellifera) Propolis: A Promising Antibacterial agent for Combating Antibiotic Resistance and Biofilm Formation of Multidrug-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus

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23 Jan 2023