Eradication of Klebsiella pneumoniae biofilms and persister cells using silver nitrate

To perceive the relationship between the emergences of antibiotics persistence, biofilm formation, and to study the role of silver nitrate in fighting these microbes, a total 50 clinical Klebsiella pneumonae isolates were collected from clinical sources and identified using genotypic identification...

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Main Authors: Sarah Naji Aziz, Mohammed F. Al Marjani
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Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2022-05-01
Series:Kuwait Journal of Science
Online Access:https://journalskuwait.org/kjs/index.php/KJS/article/view/15153
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description To perceive the relationship between the emergences of antibiotics persistence, biofilm formation, and to study the role of silver nitrate in fighting these microbes, a total 50 clinical Klebsiella pneumonae isolates were collected from clinical sources and identified using genotypic identification by using specific primer (rpoB gene) from housekeeping genes. Detection of their biofilm-forming abilities were carried out. The eradication effect of silver nitrate to control bacterial persistence and reducing the biofilm-forming abilities were studied. We found that 40 isolate (80%) were biofilm-formers. From bacterial persisters, (75%) were biofilm-formers. Silver nitrate showed a great role to eradicate persister cells and inhibition of bacterial biofilm formation of clinical isolates of K. pneumoniae.
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spelling doaj-art-7219f4e5bc9248b6a76ca617d95e272e2025-08-20T02:30:32ZengElsevierKuwait Journal of Science2307-41082307-41162022-05-01501A10.48129/kjs.15153Eradication of Klebsiella pneumoniae biofilms and persister cells using silver nitrateSarah Naji Aziz0Mohammed F. Al Marjani1Dept. of Biology, College of Science, Mustansiriyah University, Baghdad, IraqDept. of Biology, College of Science, Mustansiriyah University, Baghdad, Iraq To perceive the relationship between the emergences of antibiotics persistence, biofilm formation, and to study the role of silver nitrate in fighting these microbes, a total 50 clinical Klebsiella pneumonae isolates were collected from clinical sources and identified using genotypic identification by using specific primer (rpoB gene) from housekeeping genes. Detection of their biofilm-forming abilities were carried out. The eradication effect of silver nitrate to control bacterial persistence and reducing the biofilm-forming abilities were studied. We found that 40 isolate (80%) were biofilm-formers. From bacterial persisters, (75%) were biofilm-formers. Silver nitrate showed a great role to eradicate persister cells and inhibition of bacterial biofilm formation of clinical isolates of K. pneumoniae. https://journalskuwait.org/kjs/index.php/KJS/article/view/15153
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Eradication of Klebsiella pneumoniae biofilms and persister cells using silver nitrate
Kuwait Journal of Science
title Eradication of Klebsiella pneumoniae biofilms and persister cells using silver nitrate
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title_full_unstemmed Eradication of Klebsiella pneumoniae biofilms and persister cells using silver nitrate
title_short Eradication of Klebsiella pneumoniae biofilms and persister cells using silver nitrate
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