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ArticleFrontiers in microbiology2026

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Saba Kiran, Alaa S Alhegaili, Noura Al-Dayan, Zubera Naseem, Waqar Siddique, Itra Ayoub, Shoaib Iqbal, Sobia Jabeen, Fazal-E Habib, Saman Taj and 7 more

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Article in Frontiers in microbiology, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

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17 authors.

Saba KiranHealth Biotechnology Division, National Institute for Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering College, Pakistan Institute of Engineering and Applied Sciences (NIBGE-C, PIEAS), Faisalabad, Punjab, Pakistan.
Alaa S AlhegailiDepartment of Medical Laboratory, College of Applied Medical Sciences, Prince Sattam bin Abdulaziz University, Alkharj, Saudi Arabia.
Noura Al-DayanDepartment of Medical Laboratory, College of Applied Medical Sciences, Prince Sattam bin Abdulaziz University, Alkharj, Saudi Arabia.
Zubera NaseemHealth Biotechnology Division, National Institute for Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering College, Pakistan Institute of Engineering and Applied Sciences (NIBGE-C, PIEAS), Faisalabad, Punjab, Pakistan.
Waqar SiddiqueHealth Biotechnology Division, National Institute for Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering College, Pakistan Institute of Engineering and Applied Sciences (NIBGE-C, PIEAS), Faisalabad, Punjab, Pakistan.
Itra AyoubHealth Biotechnology Division, National Institute for Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering College, Pakistan Institute of Engineering and Applied Sciences (NIBGE-C, PIEAS), Faisalabad, Punjab, Pakistan.
Shoaib IqbalHealth Biotechnology Division, National Institute for Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering College, Pakistan Institute of Engineering and Applied Sciences (NIBGE-C, PIEAS), Faisalabad, Punjab, Pakistan.
Sobia JabeenHealth Biotechnology Division, National Institute for Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering College, Pakistan Institute of Engineering and Applied Sciences (NIBGE-C, PIEAS), Faisalabad, Punjab, Pakistan.
Fazal-E HabibHealth Biotechnology Division, National Institute for Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering College, Pakistan Institute of Engineering and Applied Sciences (NIBGE-C, PIEAS), Faisalabad, Punjab, Pakistan.
Saman TajHealth Biotechnology Division, National Institute for Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering College, Pakistan Institute of Engineering and Applied Sciences (NIBGE-C, PIEAS), Faisalabad, Punjab, Pakistan.
Ashfaq HussainHealth Biotechnology Division, National Institute for Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering College, Pakistan Institute of Engineering and Applied Sciences (NIBGE-C, PIEAS), Faisalabad, Punjab, Pakistan.
Rizwan BashirHealth Biotechnology Division, National Institute for Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering College, Pakistan Institute of Engineering and Applied Sciences (NIBGE-C, PIEAS), Faisalabad, Punjab, Pakistan.
Yasra SarwarHealth Biotechnology Division, National Institute for Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering College, Pakistan Institute of Engineering and Applied Sciences (NIBGE-C, PIEAS), Faisalabad, Punjab, Pakistan.
Aamir AliHealth Biotechnology Division, National Institute for Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering College, Pakistan Institute of Engineering and Applied Sciences (NIBGE-C, PIEAS), Faisalabad, Punjab, Pakistan.
Waqar RaufHealth Biotechnology Division, National Institute for Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering College, Pakistan Institute of Engineering and Applied Sciences (NIBGE-C, PIEAS), Faisalabad, Punjab, Pakistan.
Georg JanderBoyce Thompson Institute, Ithaca, NY, United States.
Mazhar IqbalHealth Biotechnology Division, National Institute for Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering College, Pakistan Institute of Engineering and Applied Sciences (NIBGE-C, PIEAS), Faisalabad, Punjab, Pakistan.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Introduction: Antimicrobial resistance in the Enterobacteriaceae poses a global health concern by jeopardizing the effectiveness of antibiotics. The scarcity of new antibiotics has prompted increased interest in natural bioactive secondary metabolites derived from microbial sources and their co-action with existing antimicrobials. Methods: In this study, we investigated the bioactivity of crude extracts from Results: The MC9 extract exhibited inhibition zones of 26±1.5, 24±1, and 19±1.5 mm, with minimum inhibitory concentrations of 16, 32, and 256 mg/mL against S. Typhimurium-W20, S. Typhi-29C, and E. coli-E92, respectively. Mass spectrometric analysis revealed the presence of 5-methyl-1(5H)-phenazinone (pyocyanin), rhamnolipids, 4-hydroxy-2heptylquinoline (PQS), and 2-heptyl-3-hydroxy-4(1H)-quinolone (HHQ). Notably, pyocyanin and rhamnolipids exhibited significant antimicrobial activities across a concentration range from 0.04 mg/mL to 50 mg/mL, whereas HHQ and PQS showed no anti-Enterobacteriaceae activity up to 5 mg/mL. Combination assays demonstrated that all four QS effectors potentiate the activity of conventional antibiotics. Pyocyanin showed the highest synergistic effect, with a 300% increase in the inhibition zone when combined with sulfamethoxazole/trimethoprim (23.75/1.25 µg/mL) against Discussion: These findings demonstrate the potential of the QS effectors in reducing the required dosage of antibiotics against resistant Enterobacteriaceae strains and highlight the need to develop a comprehensive understanding of the underlying mechanisms for the co-action of antimicrobials and QS mediators.

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anti-Enterobacteriaceaeantimicrobial resistanceantimicrobial synergyPseudomonas aeruginosasecondary metabolites

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PMID41868367
PMCPMC12999905

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