目的探讨急诊重症监护室(emergency intensive care unit,EICU)血流感染患者临床结局的风险因子,为临床决策提供依据。方法回顾性收集2019年1月至2023年4月我院就诊的141例EICU血流感染患者的病历资料及血培养记录,采用Logistic回归分...目的探讨急诊重症监护室(emergency intensive care unit,EICU)血流感染患者临床结局的风险因子,为临床决策提供依据。方法回顾性收集2019年1月至2023年4月我院就诊的141例EICU血流感染患者的病历资料及血培养记录,采用Logistic回归分析患者死亡的危险因素,运用Cox回归分析上述因素与患者生存时间和临床结局的关系。结果在141例EICU血流感染患者中,两种及以上细菌混合血流感染[比值比(OR)=5.68,95%置信区间(CI):1.20~26.98,P<0.05]及多重耐药菌血流感染(OR=6.39,95%CI:2.78~14.67,P<0.01)与患者死亡具有显著相关性;是否根据药敏结果及时调整用药[风险比(HR)=0.47,95%CI:0.30~0.74]和多重耐药菌血流感染(HR=2.02,95%CI:1.28~3.20)是EICU血流感染患者死亡的风险因子(P<0.01)。结论尽早采集血培养,明确感染病原菌,精准用药控制感染,可以有效降低患者的死亡率。展开更多
BACKGROUND:The virulent factors of Escherichia coli(E.coli) play an important role in the process of pathopoiesis.The study aimed to compare drug-resistant genes and virulence genes between extended spectrum β-lactam...BACKGROUND:The virulent factors of Escherichia coli(E.coli) play an important role in the process of pathopoiesis.The study aimed to compare drug-resistant genes and virulence genes between extended spectrum β-lactamases(ESBLs)-producing E.coli and non-ESBLs-producing E.coli to provide a reference for physicians in management of hospital infection.METHODS:From October 2010 to August 2011,96 drug-resistant strains of E.coli isolated were collected from the specimens in Qingdao Municipal Hospital,Qingdao,China.These bacteria strains were divided into a ESBLs-producing group and a non-ESBLs-producing group.Drug sensitivity tests were performed using the Kirby-Bauer(K-B) method.Disinfectant gene,qacEA1-sull and 8 virulence genes(CNF2,hlyA,eaeA,VT1,est,bfpA,elt,and CNF1) were tested by polymerase chain reaction(PCR).RESULTS:Among the 96 E.coli isolates,the ESBLs-producing E.coli comprised 46(47.9%)strains and the non-ESBLs-producing E.coli consisted of 50(52.1%) strains.The detection rates of multiple drug-resistant strain,qacEA1-sull,CNF2,hlyA,eaeA,VT1,est,bfpA,elt,and CNF1 in 46ESBLs-producing E.coli isolates were 89.1%,76.1%,6.5%,69.6%,69.6%,89.1%,10.9%,26.1%,8.7%,and 19.6%,respectively.In the non-ESBLs-producing E.coli strains,the positive rates of multiple drug-resistant strain,qacEA1-sull,CNF2,hlyA,eaeA,VT1,est,bfpA,elt,and CNF1 were 62.0%,80.0%,16.0%,28.0%,64.0%,38.0%,6.0%,34.0%,10.0%,and 24.0%,respectively.The difference in the detection rates of multiple drug-resistant strain,hlyA and VT1 between the ESBLs-producing E.coli strains and the non-ESBLs-producing E.coli strains was statistically significant(P<0.05).CONCLUSION:The positive rate of multiple drug-resistant strains is higher in the ESBLsproducing strains than in the non-ESBLs-producing strains.The expression of some virulence genes hlyA and VT1 varies between the ESBLs-producing strains and the non-ESBLs-producing strains.Increased awareness of clinicians and enhanced testing by laboratories are required to reduce treatment failures and prevent the spread of multiple drug-resistant strains.展开更多
Spreading of antibiotic resistant bacteria into environment is becoming a major public health problem, implicating affair of the indirect transmission of antibiotic resistant bacteria to human through drinking water, ...Spreading of antibiotic resistant bacteria into environment is becoming a major public health problem, implicating affair of the indirect transmission of antibiotic resistant bacteria to human through drinking water, or vegetables, or daily products. Until now, the risk of nosocomial infection of antibiotic resistant bacteria has mainly been evaluated using clinical isolates by phenotypic method. To evaluate a risk of community-acquired infection of antibiotic resistant bacteria, a new method has been developed based on PCR-RFLP without isolation. By comparing restriction fragment lengths of the 16S rDNA gene from bacterial mixture grown under antibiotic treatment to those simulated from the DNA sequence, bacterial taxonomies were elucidated using the method of Okuda and Watanabe [1] [2]. In this study, taxonomies of polymyxin B resistant bacteria group in field soils, paddy field with organic manure and upland field without organic manure were estimated without isolation. In the both field soils, the major bacteria grown under the antibiotic were B. cereus group, which had natural resistance to this antibiotic. In field applied with organic manure, Prevotella spp., and the other Cytophagales, which were suggested to be of feces origin and to acquire resistance to the antibiotic, were detected. When numbers of each bacterial group were roughly estimated by the most probable number method, B. cereus group was enumerated to be 3.30 × 106 MPN/g dry soil in paddy field soil and 1.32 × 106 MPN/g dry soil in upland filed. Prevotella spp. and the other Cytophagales in paddy field were enumerated to be 1.31 × 106 MPN, and 1.07 × 106 MPN·g-1 dry soil.展开更多
Our aim was to determine the epidemiological characteristics, the resistance patterns and the spread of Gram negative bacteria related to colonization of patients in adult Intensive Care Units. Methods: A prospective ...Our aim was to determine the epidemiological characteristics, the resistance patterns and the spread of Gram negative bacteria related to colonization of patients in adult Intensive Care Units. Methods: A prospective cohort of patients colonized and/or infected with Gram negative bacteria was conducted at two adult ICUs from hospitals in Brazil (April 2012 to February 2013). Nasal, groin and perineum swabs were performed. Samples were incubated on MacConkey and cetrimide agar (48 h at 37℃) and identification tests (Vitek-BioMérieux), antibiogram (Bauer-Kirby method), Carba NP test, Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) and sequencing were performed. The patterns of resistant microorganisms were compared by rep-PCR (Diversilab). Results: There were 53 cases of colonization. In these cases, we identified imipenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii (51%), Pseudomonas aeruginosa (32%), Klebsiella pneumoniae ESBL (38%) or imipenem resistant (5.6%). The use of antimicrobials and medical devices were related to colonization (p The resistance patterns expressed by Klebsiella pneumoniae were ESBL (CTX-M, SHV e TEM) and KPC2. A verified profile of Acinetobacter baumannii was related to OXA-23 and OXA-253 (OXA-143 variant). The profiles ESBL and KPC2 expressed by Klebsiella pneumoniae were distributed between the both ICUs. The distribution of OXA-23 and OXA-253 was verified only in one ICU. The similarity of strains ranged from 80% to 95%, highlighting the horizontal transference of these microorganisms.展开更多
Objective: The objective is to study the antibacterial activity of six medicinal plants against two naso-pharyngeal pathogens and determination of total phenol contents in ethanol extracts of those plants. Methods: Di...Objective: The objective is to study the antibacterial activity of six medicinal plants against two naso-pharyngeal pathogens and determination of total phenol contents in ethanol extracts of those plants. Methods: Different serial concentrations (0.05 g/mL, 0.1 g/mL, 0.2 g/mL, 0.4 g/mL) of ethanolic and acetone extracts of Piper nigrum L. (Piperaceae), Ocimum sanctum Linn., Plectranthus amboinicus L. (Lamiaceae), Ayapana triplinervis M.Vahl. (Asteraceae), Cinnamomum zeylanicum L. (Lauraceae), Allium schoenoprasum Linn. (Liliaceace) were evaluated for the antibacterial activity using disc diffusion method against gram positive Streptococcus pyogenes and gram negative Pseudomonas aeruginosa. The extracts were prepared from different parts of the plants. The total phenol content was estimated using folin-ciocaltau reagent in catechol equivalents. Results: Majority of the extracts had inhibitory effect against the tested bacteria at different concentrations. In ethanol extracts, Plectranthus amboinicus exhibited the maximum zone of inhibition (14 mm) at 0.05 g/mL concentration against Streptococcus pyogenes, and Ocimum sanctum showed highest zone of bacterial inhibition (19 mm) at 0.05 g concentration against Pseudomonas aeruginosa. In acetone extracts, Piper nigrum had the maximum zone of bacterial inhibition (17 mm) in 0.4 g/mL concentration against Streptococcus pyogenes and Cinnamomum zeylanicum and Allium schoenoprasum exhibited the highest zone of bacterial inhibition (0.4 g/mL) against Pseudomonas aeruginosa. The ethanol extract of Plectranthus amboinicus contained the highest amount of phenol (0.8 mg/mL) and Allium schoenoprasum contained the lowest amount (0.62 mg/mL). In acetone, Cinnamomum zeylanicum contained highest phenol content (0.78 mg/mL). Conclusion: All these investigations pave way to the molecular modeling of the lead phyto compounds present in the studied plants, and also in finding out their biochemical action in various metabolic pathways and reactions of infection.展开更多
Lactic acid bacteria have not only been used to produce various kinds of fermented food, but also used as probiotic products. As lactic acid bacterial group was consisted from diverse genera, a simple inspection metho...Lactic acid bacteria have not only been used to produce various kinds of fermented food, but also used as probiotic products. As lactic acid bacterial group was consisted from diverse genera, a simple inspection method by which numbers and contained microorganisms could be automatically analyzed without any preliminary information was required to use them more effectively. In this manuscript, lactic acid bacterial groups in commercial products of kimuchi, komekouji-miso, and yoghurt were identified and enumerated by our newly developed method [1]-[3], to evaluate whether the method could be used as an inspection method of various food samples. In kimuchi, numerically dominant bacteria were Lactobacillus sakei, and L. casei (1.4 × 104 MPN g<sup>-1</sup>) and Leuconostoc spp. (l.4 × 104 MPN). In kouji-miso, numerically dominant bacteria was Bacillus spp. (3 × 103 MPN), which mainly included B. subtilis group and B. cereus group. Lactic acid bacteria such as Lactobacillus spp., or Lactococcus spp., included in the komekouji-miso, could be enumerated after 3 days incubation (1.24 × 104 MPN), but not detected after 7 days incubation. In yoghurt A and C, Lactococcus lactis was detected as numerically dominant lactic acid bacteria (3.0 × 105 MPN). In yoghurt B, Lactobacillus spp., or Lactococcus spp., was detected not only by a culturebased method but also by an unculture-based method, although there was a difference between the both estimated numbers. The present results suggested that the method might become useful as a simple inspection method of food microorganisms, because time and labor of the analysis could be reduced by using an unculture-based method and MCE-202 MultiNA. In this study, Bifidobacteriium spp. was not detected in B and C yoghurt, in spite of indicating their existence, and numbers of lactic acid bacteria were lower than the level of the daily product regulation, because 16S rDNA of Bifidobacteriium spp. might not be amplified by the used PCR condition. The PCR condition must be changed so as to amplify Bifidobacterium spp., before the method will be used as an inspection method for lactic acid bacteria.展开更多
In the present manuscript it was presented whether spreading of antibiotic resistant bacterial groups in environment could be monitored by our newly developed method by enumerating antibiotic resistant bacterial group...In the present manuscript it was presented whether spreading of antibiotic resistant bacterial groups in environment could be monitored by our newly developed method by enumerating antibiotic resistant bacterial groups in various biological wastes and composts. Although the numbers were not so high, diverse kinds of colistin resistant bacteria (25 mg·L<sup>-1</sup><sup></sup>) were included in row cattle feces (1.78 × 10<sup>4</sup> MPN g<sup>-1</sup>) and cattle feces manure (>3.84 × 10<sup>4</sup> MPN g<sup>-1</sup>). Compost originated from leftover food (>44.8 × 10<sup>4</sup> MPN g<sup>-1</sup>) and shochu lee (>320 × 10<sup>4</sup> MPN g<sup>-1</sup>) included higher numbers of chlortetracycline resistant Pseudomonas sp., (25 mg·L<sup>-1</sup><sup></sup>), and row cattle feces included higher numbers of chlortetracycline resistant Enterobacteriacea (15.7 × 10<sup>4</sup> MPN g<sup>-1</sup>), which mostly consisted from Pantoea sp. or Xenorhobdus doucetiae. Numbers of multi drug resistant bacteria, resistant to 25 mg·L<sup>-1 </sup>of<sup> </sup>ciprofloxacin, streptomycin, chloramphenicol, and ampicillin, were the highest in row cattle feces (>143.6 × 10<sup>4</sup> MPN g<sup>-1</sup>), followed by cattle feces manure (4.19 × 10<sup>4</sup> MPN g<sup>-1</sup>), and shochu lee (0.36 × 10<sup>4</sup> MPN g<sup>-1</sup>), which included diverse kinds of bacterial group. The present results indicated that higher numbers of multi drug resistant bacteria were typically found in row cattle feces, and the method was found suitable to enumerate and identify them. These results suggested that the method might become their environmental risk evaluation method.展开更多
The mounting threat of antibiotic-resistant bacterial infections has made it imperative to develop innovative antibacterial strategies.Here we propose a novel antibacterial nanoplatform of silver nanoparticles-decorat...The mounting threat of antibiotic-resistant bacterial infections has made it imperative to develop innovative antibacterial strategies.Here we propose a novel antibacterial nanoplatform of silver nanoparticles-decorated and mesoporous silica coated single-walled carbon nanotubes constructed via a N-[3-(trimethoxysiltyl)propyl]ethylene diamine(TSD)-mediated method(SWCNTs@mSiO2-TSD@Ag).In this system,the outer mesoporous silica shells are able to improve the dispersibility of SWCNTs,which will increase their contact area with bacteria cell walls.Meanwhile,the large number of mesopores in silica layers act as microreactors for in situ synthesis of Ag NPs with controlled small size and uniform distribution,which induces an enhanced antibacterial activity.Compared with TSD modified mesoporous silica coated single-walled carbon nanotubes(SWCNTs@mSiO2-TSD)and commercialAg NPs,this combination nanosystem of SWCNTs@mSiO2-TSD@Ag exhibits much stronger antibacterial performance against multi-drug-resistant bacteria Escherichia coli(E.coli)and Staphylococcus aureus(S.aureus)in vitro through damaging the bacterial cell membranes and a fast release of silver ions.Furthermore,the in vivo rat skin infection model verifies that SWCNTS@mSiO2-TSD@Ag have remarkably improved abilities of bacterial clearance,wound healing promoting as well as outstanding biocompatibility.Therefore,this novel nanoplatform indicates promising potentials as a safe and powerful tool for the treatment of clinical drug-resistant infections.展开更多
This study reports the fabrication of a novel photothermal material formed via the physical blending of excess lauric acid(LA)and cupric acetate,followed by efficient ligand exchange.Surprisingly,the copper–LA comple...This study reports the fabrication of a novel photothermal material formed via the physical blending of excess lauric acid(LA)and cupric acetate,followed by efficient ligand exchange.Surprisingly,the copper–LA complex exhibited a 12-fold enhancement of the molar extinction coefficient in the nearinfrared(NIR)region relative to aqueous cupric acetate.Inspired by this interesting finding,we formulated these photothermal materials into colloidally dispersed nanoparticles via a technique that combined nanoprecipitation and in situ surface polymerization for antibacterial studies.The resultant nanoparticles exhibited rapid and stable photothermal responses to NIR irradiation,with a 4-fold enhanced photothermal conversion efficiency relative to aqueous cupric acetate.Since a positively charged monomer was incorporated during in situ surface polymerization,these positively charged nanoparticles were ingested efficiently and subsequently digested by drug-resistant bacteria.By combining the LA-mediated membrane-damaging effect,copper-mediated Fenton-like reaction,as well as the photothermal effect of the copper–LA complex,a broad-spectrum,multimodal,and synergistic antibacterial effect was achieved both in vitro and in vivo,with the killing efficiency up to 99.99%for ampicillin-resistant Escherichia coli(Ampr E.coli)and 99.9999%for methicillinresistant Staphylococcus aureus(MRSA).Our newly developed nanobiocide represents a class of exceptional broad-spectrum antibacterial materials,holding great potential for treating drug-resistant infections in clinical settings.展开更多
文摘目的探讨急诊重症监护室(emergency intensive care unit,EICU)血流感染患者临床结局的风险因子,为临床决策提供依据。方法回顾性收集2019年1月至2023年4月我院就诊的141例EICU血流感染患者的病历资料及血培养记录,采用Logistic回归分析患者死亡的危险因素,运用Cox回归分析上述因素与患者生存时间和临床结局的关系。结果在141例EICU血流感染患者中,两种及以上细菌混合血流感染[比值比(OR)=5.68,95%置信区间(CI):1.20~26.98,P<0.05]及多重耐药菌血流感染(OR=6.39,95%CI:2.78~14.67,P<0.01)与患者死亡具有显著相关性;是否根据药敏结果及时调整用药[风险比(HR)=0.47,95%CI:0.30~0.74]和多重耐药菌血流感染(HR=2.02,95%CI:1.28~3.20)是EICU血流感染患者死亡的风险因子(P<0.01)。结论尽早采集血培养,明确感染病原菌,精准用药控制感染,可以有效降低患者的死亡率。
文摘BACKGROUND:The virulent factors of Escherichia coli(E.coli) play an important role in the process of pathopoiesis.The study aimed to compare drug-resistant genes and virulence genes between extended spectrum β-lactamases(ESBLs)-producing E.coli and non-ESBLs-producing E.coli to provide a reference for physicians in management of hospital infection.METHODS:From October 2010 to August 2011,96 drug-resistant strains of E.coli isolated were collected from the specimens in Qingdao Municipal Hospital,Qingdao,China.These bacteria strains were divided into a ESBLs-producing group and a non-ESBLs-producing group.Drug sensitivity tests were performed using the Kirby-Bauer(K-B) method.Disinfectant gene,qacEA1-sull and 8 virulence genes(CNF2,hlyA,eaeA,VT1,est,bfpA,elt,and CNF1) were tested by polymerase chain reaction(PCR).RESULTS:Among the 96 E.coli isolates,the ESBLs-producing E.coli comprised 46(47.9%)strains and the non-ESBLs-producing E.coli consisted of 50(52.1%) strains.The detection rates of multiple drug-resistant strain,qacEA1-sull,CNF2,hlyA,eaeA,VT1,est,bfpA,elt,and CNF1 in 46ESBLs-producing E.coli isolates were 89.1%,76.1%,6.5%,69.6%,69.6%,89.1%,10.9%,26.1%,8.7%,and 19.6%,respectively.In the non-ESBLs-producing E.coli strains,the positive rates of multiple drug-resistant strain,qacEA1-sull,CNF2,hlyA,eaeA,VT1,est,bfpA,elt,and CNF1 were 62.0%,80.0%,16.0%,28.0%,64.0%,38.0%,6.0%,34.0%,10.0%,and 24.0%,respectively.The difference in the detection rates of multiple drug-resistant strain,hlyA and VT1 between the ESBLs-producing E.coli strains and the non-ESBLs-producing E.coli strains was statistically significant(P<0.05).CONCLUSION:The positive rate of multiple drug-resistant strains is higher in the ESBLsproducing strains than in the non-ESBLs-producing strains.The expression of some virulence genes hlyA and VT1 varies between the ESBLs-producing strains and the non-ESBLs-producing strains.Increased awareness of clinicians and enhanced testing by laboratories are required to reduce treatment failures and prevent the spread of multiple drug-resistant strains.
文摘Spreading of antibiotic resistant bacteria into environment is becoming a major public health problem, implicating affair of the indirect transmission of antibiotic resistant bacteria to human through drinking water, or vegetables, or daily products. Until now, the risk of nosocomial infection of antibiotic resistant bacteria has mainly been evaluated using clinical isolates by phenotypic method. To evaluate a risk of community-acquired infection of antibiotic resistant bacteria, a new method has been developed based on PCR-RFLP without isolation. By comparing restriction fragment lengths of the 16S rDNA gene from bacterial mixture grown under antibiotic treatment to those simulated from the DNA sequence, bacterial taxonomies were elucidated using the method of Okuda and Watanabe [1] [2]. In this study, taxonomies of polymyxin B resistant bacteria group in field soils, paddy field with organic manure and upland field without organic manure were estimated without isolation. In the both field soils, the major bacteria grown under the antibiotic were B. cereus group, which had natural resistance to this antibiotic. In field applied with organic manure, Prevotella spp., and the other Cytophagales, which were suggested to be of feces origin and to acquire resistance to the antibiotic, were detected. When numbers of each bacterial group were roughly estimated by the most probable number method, B. cereus group was enumerated to be 3.30 × 106 MPN/g dry soil in paddy field soil and 1.32 × 106 MPN/g dry soil in upland filed. Prevotella spp. and the other Cytophagales in paddy field were enumerated to be 1.31 × 106 MPN, and 1.07 × 106 MPN·g-1 dry soil.
文摘Our aim was to determine the epidemiological characteristics, the resistance patterns and the spread of Gram negative bacteria related to colonization of patients in adult Intensive Care Units. Methods: A prospective cohort of patients colonized and/or infected with Gram negative bacteria was conducted at two adult ICUs from hospitals in Brazil (April 2012 to February 2013). Nasal, groin and perineum swabs were performed. Samples were incubated on MacConkey and cetrimide agar (48 h at 37℃) and identification tests (Vitek-BioMérieux), antibiogram (Bauer-Kirby method), Carba NP test, Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) and sequencing were performed. The patterns of resistant microorganisms were compared by rep-PCR (Diversilab). Results: There were 53 cases of colonization. In these cases, we identified imipenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii (51%), Pseudomonas aeruginosa (32%), Klebsiella pneumoniae ESBL (38%) or imipenem resistant (5.6%). The use of antimicrobials and medical devices were related to colonization (p The resistance patterns expressed by Klebsiella pneumoniae were ESBL (CTX-M, SHV e TEM) and KPC2. A verified profile of Acinetobacter baumannii was related to OXA-23 and OXA-253 (OXA-143 variant). The profiles ESBL and KPC2 expressed by Klebsiella pneumoniae were distributed between the both ICUs. The distribution of OXA-23 and OXA-253 was verified only in one ICU. The similarity of strains ranged from 80% to 95%, highlighting the horizontal transference of these microorganisms.
文摘Objective: The objective is to study the antibacterial activity of six medicinal plants against two naso-pharyngeal pathogens and determination of total phenol contents in ethanol extracts of those plants. Methods: Different serial concentrations (0.05 g/mL, 0.1 g/mL, 0.2 g/mL, 0.4 g/mL) of ethanolic and acetone extracts of Piper nigrum L. (Piperaceae), Ocimum sanctum Linn., Plectranthus amboinicus L. (Lamiaceae), Ayapana triplinervis M.Vahl. (Asteraceae), Cinnamomum zeylanicum L. (Lauraceae), Allium schoenoprasum Linn. (Liliaceace) were evaluated for the antibacterial activity using disc diffusion method against gram positive Streptococcus pyogenes and gram negative Pseudomonas aeruginosa. The extracts were prepared from different parts of the plants. The total phenol content was estimated using folin-ciocaltau reagent in catechol equivalents. Results: Majority of the extracts had inhibitory effect against the tested bacteria at different concentrations. In ethanol extracts, Plectranthus amboinicus exhibited the maximum zone of inhibition (14 mm) at 0.05 g/mL concentration against Streptococcus pyogenes, and Ocimum sanctum showed highest zone of bacterial inhibition (19 mm) at 0.05 g concentration against Pseudomonas aeruginosa. In acetone extracts, Piper nigrum had the maximum zone of bacterial inhibition (17 mm) in 0.4 g/mL concentration against Streptococcus pyogenes and Cinnamomum zeylanicum and Allium schoenoprasum exhibited the highest zone of bacterial inhibition (0.4 g/mL) against Pseudomonas aeruginosa. The ethanol extract of Plectranthus amboinicus contained the highest amount of phenol (0.8 mg/mL) and Allium schoenoprasum contained the lowest amount (0.62 mg/mL). In acetone, Cinnamomum zeylanicum contained highest phenol content (0.78 mg/mL). Conclusion: All these investigations pave way to the molecular modeling of the lead phyto compounds present in the studied plants, and also in finding out their biochemical action in various metabolic pathways and reactions of infection.
文摘Lactic acid bacteria have not only been used to produce various kinds of fermented food, but also used as probiotic products. As lactic acid bacterial group was consisted from diverse genera, a simple inspection method by which numbers and contained microorganisms could be automatically analyzed without any preliminary information was required to use them more effectively. In this manuscript, lactic acid bacterial groups in commercial products of kimuchi, komekouji-miso, and yoghurt were identified and enumerated by our newly developed method [1]-[3], to evaluate whether the method could be used as an inspection method of various food samples. In kimuchi, numerically dominant bacteria were Lactobacillus sakei, and L. casei (1.4 × 104 MPN g<sup>-1</sup>) and Leuconostoc spp. (l.4 × 104 MPN). In kouji-miso, numerically dominant bacteria was Bacillus spp. (3 × 103 MPN), which mainly included B. subtilis group and B. cereus group. Lactic acid bacteria such as Lactobacillus spp., or Lactococcus spp., included in the komekouji-miso, could be enumerated after 3 days incubation (1.24 × 104 MPN), but not detected after 7 days incubation. In yoghurt A and C, Lactococcus lactis was detected as numerically dominant lactic acid bacteria (3.0 × 105 MPN). In yoghurt B, Lactobacillus spp., or Lactococcus spp., was detected not only by a culturebased method but also by an unculture-based method, although there was a difference between the both estimated numbers. The present results suggested that the method might become useful as a simple inspection method of food microorganisms, because time and labor of the analysis could be reduced by using an unculture-based method and MCE-202 MultiNA. In this study, Bifidobacteriium spp. was not detected in B and C yoghurt, in spite of indicating their existence, and numbers of lactic acid bacteria were lower than the level of the daily product regulation, because 16S rDNA of Bifidobacteriium spp. might not be amplified by the used PCR condition. The PCR condition must be changed so as to amplify Bifidobacterium spp., before the method will be used as an inspection method for lactic acid bacteria.
文摘In the present manuscript it was presented whether spreading of antibiotic resistant bacterial groups in environment could be monitored by our newly developed method by enumerating antibiotic resistant bacterial groups in various biological wastes and composts. Although the numbers were not so high, diverse kinds of colistin resistant bacteria (25 mg·L<sup>-1</sup><sup></sup>) were included in row cattle feces (1.78 × 10<sup>4</sup> MPN g<sup>-1</sup>) and cattle feces manure (>3.84 × 10<sup>4</sup> MPN g<sup>-1</sup>). Compost originated from leftover food (>44.8 × 10<sup>4</sup> MPN g<sup>-1</sup>) and shochu lee (>320 × 10<sup>4</sup> MPN g<sup>-1</sup>) included higher numbers of chlortetracycline resistant Pseudomonas sp., (25 mg·L<sup>-1</sup><sup></sup>), and row cattle feces included higher numbers of chlortetracycline resistant Enterobacteriacea (15.7 × 10<sup>4</sup> MPN g<sup>-1</sup>), which mostly consisted from Pantoea sp. or Xenorhobdus doucetiae. Numbers of multi drug resistant bacteria, resistant to 25 mg·L<sup>-1 </sup>of<sup> </sup>ciprofloxacin, streptomycin, chloramphenicol, and ampicillin, were the highest in row cattle feces (>143.6 × 10<sup>4</sup> MPN g<sup>-1</sup>), followed by cattle feces manure (4.19 × 10<sup>4</sup> MPN g<sup>-1</sup>), and shochu lee (0.36 × 10<sup>4</sup> MPN g<sup>-1</sup>), which included diverse kinds of bacterial group. The present results indicated that higher numbers of multi drug resistant bacteria were typically found in row cattle feces, and the method was found suitable to enumerate and identify them. These results suggested that the method might become their environmental risk evaluation method.
基金This work is supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.51802192,81802156,and 81772338)the Interdisciplinary Program of Shanghai Jiao Tong University(No.YG2017ZD05)+2 种基金Natural Science Foundation of Shanghai(No.19ZR1474800)Shanghai Sailing Program(No.18YF1410700)Innovation Research Plan supported by Shanghai Municipal Education Commission(No.ZXWF082101).
文摘The mounting threat of antibiotic-resistant bacterial infections has made it imperative to develop innovative antibacterial strategies.Here we propose a novel antibacterial nanoplatform of silver nanoparticles-decorated and mesoporous silica coated single-walled carbon nanotubes constructed via a N-[3-(trimethoxysiltyl)propyl]ethylene diamine(TSD)-mediated method(SWCNTs@mSiO2-TSD@Ag).In this system,the outer mesoporous silica shells are able to improve the dispersibility of SWCNTs,which will increase their contact area with bacteria cell walls.Meanwhile,the large number of mesopores in silica layers act as microreactors for in situ synthesis of Ag NPs with controlled small size and uniform distribution,which induces an enhanced antibacterial activity.Compared with TSD modified mesoporous silica coated single-walled carbon nanotubes(SWCNTs@mSiO2-TSD)and commercialAg NPs,this combination nanosystem of SWCNTs@mSiO2-TSD@Ag exhibits much stronger antibacterial performance against multi-drug-resistant bacteria Escherichia coli(E.coli)and Staphylococcus aureus(S.aureus)in vitro through damaging the bacterial cell membranes and a fast release of silver ions.Furthermore,the in vivo rat skin infection model verifies that SWCNTS@mSiO2-TSD@Ag have remarkably improved abilities of bacterial clearance,wound healing promoting as well as outstanding biocompatibility.Therefore,this novel nanoplatform indicates promising potentials as a safe and powerful tool for the treatment of clinical drug-resistant infections.
基金supported by the start-up funding from Nankai University(to C.Z.)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(nos.52003123,21620102005,and 81722026)the CAMS Innovation Fund for Medical Sciences(no.2016-I2M-3-022).
文摘This study reports the fabrication of a novel photothermal material formed via the physical blending of excess lauric acid(LA)and cupric acetate,followed by efficient ligand exchange.Surprisingly,the copper–LA complex exhibited a 12-fold enhancement of the molar extinction coefficient in the nearinfrared(NIR)region relative to aqueous cupric acetate.Inspired by this interesting finding,we formulated these photothermal materials into colloidally dispersed nanoparticles via a technique that combined nanoprecipitation and in situ surface polymerization for antibacterial studies.The resultant nanoparticles exhibited rapid and stable photothermal responses to NIR irradiation,with a 4-fold enhanced photothermal conversion efficiency relative to aqueous cupric acetate.Since a positively charged monomer was incorporated during in situ surface polymerization,these positively charged nanoparticles were ingested efficiently and subsequently digested by drug-resistant bacteria.By combining the LA-mediated membrane-damaging effect,copper-mediated Fenton-like reaction,as well as the photothermal effect of the copper–LA complex,a broad-spectrum,multimodal,and synergistic antibacterial effect was achieved both in vitro and in vivo,with the killing efficiency up to 99.99%for ampicillin-resistant Escherichia coli(Ampr E.coli)and 99.9999%for methicillinresistant Staphylococcus aureus(MRSA).Our newly developed nanobiocide represents a class of exceptional broad-spectrum antibacterial materials,holding great potential for treating drug-resistant infections in clinical settings.