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Effects of Lactobacillus acidophilus and Lactobacillus helveticus on biofilm formation by ESBL-producing uropathogenic Escherichia coli

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Last updated: 28 Dec 2024

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Pathogenicity and virulence

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Background: Uropathogenic E. coli (UPEC) are important clinical pathogens and are considered as one of the major causes of urinary tract infection. Unfortunately, the treatment of UPEC infections is becoming more difficult because isolates are increasingly resistant to commonly used antimicrobial agents. The potential ability of UPEC to form biofilm might explain its outstanding antibiotic resistance and survival properties. Objectives: We aimed to assess the effect of cell free supernatants (CFS) of Lactobacillus acidophilus La-5 and Lactobacillus helveticus B-734 on the ability of ESBL-producing UPEC isolates to form biofilm in vitro and to eradicate the already formed biofilm of UPEC isolates. Methodology: A total of 50 isolates of ESBL-producing UPEC, were recovered from different private laboratories, then subcultured on MacConkey's medium and identified by conventional microbiological methods. Antibiotic susceptibility testing was performed by Kirby-Bauer disc diffusion method and confirmed for ESBL production. The ability of UPEC to produce biofilm was determined using Congo red agar (CRA) method and tissue culture plate (TCP) method. CFS of L. acidophilus La-5 and L. helveticus B-734 were prepared and used to assess its effect on the ability of ESBL-producing UPEC isolates to form biofilm in vitro and the eradication of the already formed biofilm. Results: Biofilm formation was found in 28% of the isolates. Furthermore, the strong biofilm-forming category was detected in 10% of the isolates, whereas the moderate biofilm-forming category was detected in 18%. CFS of L. acidophilus La-5 was more effective (91.12%) in inhibiting the formation of E. coli biofilm than CFS of L. helveticus B-734 (76.44%), while it was almost the same efficacy (83%) regarding eradication of E. coli biofilm. All ESBL- producing UPEC isolates were sensitive to cefoxitin (100%) followed by nitrofurantoin (98%) and imipenem (94%). Conclusion: L. acidophilus La-5 and L. helveticus B-734 may be a new therapeutic options for UTI caused by UPEC.

DOI

10.51429/EJMM29321

Keywords

Uropathogenic E. coli, ESBL, Biofilm, Lactobacillus spp

Authors

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Alaa

Last Name

Ibrahim

MiddleName

M.

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Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University

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Magda

Last Name

Ayoub

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I.

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Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University

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First Name

Alaa

Last Name

Awad

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R.

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Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University

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Volume

29

Article Issue

3

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35774

Issue Date

2020-07-01

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2022-07-27

Publish Date

2020-07-01

Page Start

163

Page End

170

Print ISSN

1110-2179

Online ISSN

2537-0979

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251,473

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New and original researches in the field of Microbiology.

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2,038

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Egyptian Journal of Medical Microbiology

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https://ejmm.journals.ekb.eg/

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Effects of Lactobacillus acidophilus and Lactobacillus helveticus on biofilm formation by ESBL-producing uropathogenic Escherichia coli

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23 Jan 2023