Inhibitory Effects of Culture Filtrates on Pathogenic Bacteria,

Overview

Journal PeerJ

Specialties Biology
Environmental Health
General Medicine

Date 2025 Mar 4

PMID 40034672

Authors

Naritsara Roopkhan

Thotsapol Chaianunporn

Sorujsiri Chareonsudjai

Kanokporn Chaianunporn

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Abstract

Background: is a soil- and water-dwelling bacterium that causes the life-threatening infection melioidosis. Patients typically acquire this infection through environmental exposure, so reducing levels in the environment could mitigate the risk of infection. is a biological control agent that synthesizes a diverse range of antimicrobial substances targeting other microorganisms. This study therefore examined the antibacterial and anti-biofilm activities of culture filtrate against .

Methods: The antibacterial activities of culture filtrates, collected at various time intervals, were assessed against using the agar well diffusion method. Subsequently, the minimum inhibitory concentrations (MICs), minimum bactericidal concentrations (MBCs), and anti-biofilm activities of the culture filtrate exhibiting the highest inhibitory effect were determined. Bactericidal efficacy was further evaluated via a time-kill assay. The mechanisms underlying inhibition were then investigated using scanning electron microscopy and crystal violet uptake assays.

Results: Filtrate collected from 7-day old cultures of (TD7) exhibited the strongest inhibitory effect on , with an inhibition zone of 30.33 ± 0.19 mm. The MIC of TD7 against was 7.81 ± 0.00 mg/mL and the MBC ranged from 7.81 ± 0.00 to 11.72 ± 1.75 mg/mL. Time-kill studies with TD7 confirmed its bactericidal activity, with complete elimination of occurring within 30 min treatment at 62.48 mg/mL (8xMIC) and 24 h treatment at 7.81 mg/mL (1xMIC). At a concentration of 7.81 mg/mL, TD7 also significantly reduced biofilm formation. Scanning electron microscopy revealed surface roughening and cell shrinkage of TD7-treated . TD7-treated bacteria were also found to absorb more crystal violet dye than untreated cells, indicating that TD7 might inhibit and kill by disrupting cell membrane permeability.

Conclusions: Our findings demonstrate that culture filtrates possess bactericidal activity and effectively disrupt biofilm formation by . This suggests that could potentially be used to reduce the presence of in the environment and, consequently, lower the incidence of melioidosis.

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