Mechanisms of Triton X-100 Reducing the Ag-resistance of Enterococcus Faecalis

Overview

Journal World J Microbiol Biotechnol

Publisher Springer

Specialties Biotechnology
Microbiology

Date 2024 Jun 4

PMID 38833075

Authors

Silei Lv

Mengting Duan

Bing Fan

Wei Fan

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Abstract

To investigate the mechanism of Triton X-100 (TX-100) reducing the Ag-resistance of Enterococcus faecalis (E. faecalis), and evaluate the antibacterial effect of TX-100 + Ag against the induced Ag-resistant E. faecalis (AREf). The minimal inhibitory concentration (MIC) and minimal bactericidal concentration (MBC) of AgNO against E. faecalis with/without TX-100 were determined to verify the enhanced antibacterial activity. Transmission electron microscopy (TEM) was used to observe the morphological changes of E. faecalis after treatment. The intra- and extracellular concentration of Ag in treated E. faecalis was evaluated using inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometer (ICP-MS). The changes in cell membrane potential and integrity of treated E. faecalis were also observed using the flow cytometer. Moreover, AREf was induced through continuous exposure to sub-MIC of Ag and the antibacterial effect of TX-100 + Ag on AREf was further evaluated. The addition of 0.04% TX-100 showed maximal enhanced antibacterial effect of Ag against E. faecalis. The TEM and ICP-MS results demonstrated that TX-100 could facilitate Ag to enter E. faecalis through changing the membrane structure and integrity. Flow cytometry further showed the effect of TX-100 on membrane potential and permeability of E. faecalis. In addition, the enhanced antibacterial effect of TX-100 + Ag was also confirmed on induced AREf. TX-100 can facilitate Ag to enter E. faecalis through disrupting the membrane structure and changing the membrane potential and permeability, thus reducing the Ag-resistance of E. faecalis and enhancing the antibacterial effect against either normal E. faecalis or induced AREf.

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