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Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
The Korean Society for Microbiology and Biotechnology
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30:2
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Antibiotic resistance by pathogenic bacteria and fungi is one of the most serious global public
health problems in the 21st century, directly affecting human health and lifestyle. Pseudomonas
aeruginosa and Staphylococcus aureus with strong resistance to the common antibiotics have
been isolated from Intensive Care Unit patients at Zagazig Hospital. Thus, in this study we
assessed the biocidal activity of nanoparticles of silver, copper and zinc synthesized by
Fusarium solani KJ 623702 against these multidrug resistant-bacteria. The synthesized Metal
Nano-particles (MNPs) were characterized by UV-Vis spectroscopy, transmission electron
microscopy, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction, and Zeta potential.
The Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) result showed the presence of different
functional groups such as carboxyl, amino and thiol, ester and peptide bonds in addition to
glycosidic bonds that might stabilize the dispersity of MNPs from aggregation. The
antimicrobial potential of MNPs by F. solani against the multidrug-resistant (MDR) P. aeruginosa
and S. aureus in addition to the mycotoxigenic Aspergillus awamori, A. fumigatus and F. oxysporum
was investigated, based on the visual growth by diameter of inhibition zone. Among the
synthesized MNPs, the spherical AgNPs (13.70 nm) displayed significant effect against
P. aeruginosa (Zone of Inhibition 22.4 mm and Minimum Inhibitory Concentration 21.33 μg/ml),
while ZINC oxide Nano-Particles were the most effective against F. oxysporum (ZOI, 18.5 mm
and MIC 24.7 μg/ml). Transmission Electron Microscope micrographs of AgNP-treated
P. aeruginosa showed cracks and pits in the cell wall, with internalization of NPs. Production of
pyocyanin pigment was significantly inhibited by AgNPs in a concentration-dependent
manner, and at 5-20 μg of AgNPs/ml, the pigment production was reduced by about 15-
100%, respectively.
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