Exploring synergistic effects of essential oils compounds with antibiotics and biocides against multidrug-resistant foodborne pathogens
Antibiotics and biocides can be more effective when combined with compounds that enhance their activity against multidrug-resistant (MDR) bacteria. Our aim was therefore to explore the synergistic effect between biocides or antibiotics with essential oil compounds against food-borne pathogenic bacte...
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| description | Antibiotics and biocides can be more effective when combined with compounds that enhance their activity against multidrug-resistant (MDR) bacteria. Our aim was therefore to explore the synergistic effect between biocides or antibiotics with essential oil compounds against food-borne pathogenic bacteria. The study was conducted with four representative essential oil compounds (EOCs): geraniol, cinnamaldehyde, carvacrol, and eugenol, combined with antibiotics or biocides. Two strains, isolated from slaughterhouse surfaces during meat production and previously classified as MDR, were tested, Enterococcus faecalis E7.10 and Pseudomonas psychrophila M33T02.2. Both strains exhibited resistance to various antimicrobials tested, P. psychrophila M33T02.2 showed greater MICs for all antimicrobials except ampicillin (AMP) and chloramphenicol (CL), while E. faecalis E7.10 showed the highest resistance. Synergistic effects were observed combining subinhibitory concentrations of eugenol (EU) and cinnamaldehyde (CA) with AMP or erythromycin (E) against E. faecalis E7.10. For P. psychrophila M.33T02.2, only EU showed synergy when combined with chloramphenicol (CL) and cetrimide (CTR), however synergy was observed combining vancomycin (VN) with cinnamaldehyde (CN), as well as for the biocides CTR and benzalkonium (BC) with geraniol (GE) or cinnamaldehyde (CN). All tested synergies, except CTR with EU for E. faecalis E7.10, furthermore showed strong inhibition of biofilm development. Similarly, all synergies were effective against P. psychrophila M33T02.2 biofilm formation, except combinations involving BC. It is important to highlight the absence of cytotoxic effects on microglial cells U3_MG and BV2 cells (p > 0.05) at low concentrations, indicating their safety. These results allow us to propose the use of EOCs as adjuvant of antibiotics and biocides to limit the spread of MDR bacteria in the food chain and the environment, in addition to their use alone or in combination with biocides in food product preservation against foodborne pathogens. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-da3ba9217b4d4385af4cff4d5c7c079e2025-08-20T01:57:55ZengElsevierApplied Food Research2772-50222024-12-014210058110.1016/j.afres.2024.100581Exploring synergistic effects of essential oils compounds with antibiotics and biocides against multidrug-resistant foodborne pathogensNatacha Caballero Gómez0Julia Manetsberger1Leyre Lavilla Lerma2José Manuel Martínez Martos3Nabil Benomar4Hikmate Abriouel5Area of Microbiology, Department of Health Sciences, Faculty of Experimental sciences, University of Jaén, Jaén, SpainArea of Microbiology, Department of Health Sciences, Faculty of Experimental sciences, University of Jaén, Jaén, SpainArea of Human Anatomy and Embryology, Department of Health Sciences, Faculty of Experimental sciences, University of Jaén, Jaén, SpainArea of Physiology, Department of Health Sciences, Faculty of Experimental sciences, University of Jaén, Jaén, SpainArea of Microbiology, Department of Health Sciences, Faculty of Experimental sciences, University of Jaén, Jaén, SpainArea of Microbiology, Department of Health Sciences, Faculty of Experimental sciences, University of Jaén, Jaén, Spain; Corresponding author.Antibiotics and biocides can be more effective when combined with compounds that enhance their activity against multidrug-resistant (MDR) bacteria. Our aim was therefore to explore the synergistic effect between biocides or antibiotics with essential oil compounds against food-borne pathogenic bacteria. The study was conducted with four representative essential oil compounds (EOCs): geraniol, cinnamaldehyde, carvacrol, and eugenol, combined with antibiotics or biocides. Two strains, isolated from slaughterhouse surfaces during meat production and previously classified as MDR, were tested, Enterococcus faecalis E7.10 and Pseudomonas psychrophila M33T02.2. Both strains exhibited resistance to various antimicrobials tested, P. psychrophila M33T02.2 showed greater MICs for all antimicrobials except ampicillin (AMP) and chloramphenicol (CL), while E. faecalis E7.10 showed the highest resistance. Synergistic effects were observed combining subinhibitory concentrations of eugenol (EU) and cinnamaldehyde (CA) with AMP or erythromycin (E) against E. faecalis E7.10. For P. psychrophila M.33T02.2, only EU showed synergy when combined with chloramphenicol (CL) and cetrimide (CTR), however synergy was observed combining vancomycin (VN) with cinnamaldehyde (CN), as well as for the biocides CTR and benzalkonium (BC) with geraniol (GE) or cinnamaldehyde (CN). All tested synergies, except CTR with EU for E. faecalis E7.10, furthermore showed strong inhibition of biofilm development. Similarly, all synergies were effective against P. psychrophila M33T02.2 biofilm formation, except combinations involving BC. It is important to highlight the absence of cytotoxic effects on microglial cells U3_MG and BV2 cells (p > 0.05) at low concentrations, indicating their safety. These results allow us to propose the use of EOCs as adjuvant of antibiotics and biocides to limit the spread of MDR bacteria in the food chain and the environment, in addition to their use alone or in combination with biocides in food product preservation against foodborne pathogens.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2772502224001914Enterococcus faecalisPseudomonas psychrophilaEssential oil compoundsAntibioticsBiocidesSynergy |
| spellingShingle | Natacha Caballero Gómez Julia Manetsberger Leyre Lavilla Lerma José Manuel Martínez Martos Nabil Benomar Hikmate Abriouel Exploring synergistic effects of essential oils compounds with antibiotics and biocides against multidrug-resistant foodborne pathogens Applied Food Research Enterococcus faecalis Pseudomonas psychrophila Essential oil compounds Antibiotics Biocides Synergy |
| title | Exploring synergistic effects of essential oils compounds with antibiotics and biocides against multidrug-resistant foodborne pathogens |
| title_full | Exploring synergistic effects of essential oils compounds with antibiotics and biocides against multidrug-resistant foodborne pathogens |
| title_fullStr | Exploring synergistic effects of essential oils compounds with antibiotics and biocides against multidrug-resistant foodborne pathogens |
| title_full_unstemmed | Exploring synergistic effects of essential oils compounds with antibiotics and biocides against multidrug-resistant foodborne pathogens |
| title_short | Exploring synergistic effects of essential oils compounds with antibiotics and biocides against multidrug-resistant foodborne pathogens |
| title_sort | exploring synergistic effects of essential oils compounds with antibiotics and biocides against multidrug resistant foodborne pathogens |
| topic | Enterococcus faecalis Pseudomonas psychrophila Essential oil compounds Antibiotics Biocides Synergy |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2772502224001914 |
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