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ArticleInternational journal of microbiology2021

Synergistic Antibacterial and Antibiofilm Activity of the MreB Inhibitor A22 Hydrochloride in Combination with Conventional Antibiotics against

Anastasia Kotzialampou, Efthymia Protonotariou, Lemonia Skoura, Afroditi Sivropoulou

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Article in International journal of microbiology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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Anastasia KotzialampouDepartment of Genetics, Development and Molecular Biology, School of Biology, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki 54124, Greece.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1927-870X
Efthymia ProtonotariouDepartment of Microbiology, AHEPA University Hospital, S. Kiriakidi Str. 1, Thessaloniki 54636, Greece.
Lemonia SkouraDepartment of Microbiology, AHEPA University Hospital, S. Kiriakidi Str. 1, Thessaloniki 54636, Greece.
Afroditi SivropoulouDepartment of Genetics, Development and Molecular Biology, School of Biology, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki 54124, Greece.

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Abstract

In the era of antibiotic resistance, the bacterial cytoskeletal protein MreB is presented as a potential target for the development of novel antimicrobials. Combined treatments of clinical antibiotics with anti-MreB compounds may be promising candidates in combating the resistance crisis, but also in preserving the potency of many conventional drugs. This study aimed to evaluate the synergistic antibacterial and antibiofilm activities of the MreB inhibitor A22 hydrochloride in combination with various antibiotics. The minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) values of the individual compounds were determined by the broth microdilution method against 66 clinical isolates of Gram-negative bacteria. Synergy was assessed by the checkerboard assay. The fractional inhibitory concentration index was calculated for each of the A22-antibiotic combination. Bactericidal activity of the combinations was evaluated by time-kill curve assays. The antibiofilm activity of the most synergistic combinations was determined by crystal violet stain, methyl thiazol tetrazolium assay, and confocal laser scanning microscopy analysis. The combined cytotoxic and hemolytic activity was also evaluated toward human cells. According to our results,

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