Antimicrobial resistance modulation of MDR E. coli by antibiotic coated ZnO nanoparticles

Muhammad Ahsan Anwar; Amjad Islam Aqib; Khurram Ashfaq; Farrah Deeba; Muhammad Kasib Khan; Shanza Rauf Khan; Iqra Muzammil; Muhammad Shoaib; Muhammad Aamir Naseer; Tanzeel Riaz; Qaisar Tanveer; Masood Sadiq; Fizzah Laeeq Lodhi; Fozia Ashraf

doi:10.1016/j.micpath.2020.104450

Antimicrobial resistance modulation of MDR E. coli by antibiotic coated ZnO nanoparticles

Microb Pathog. 2020 Nov:148:104450. doi: 10.1016/j.micpath.2020.104450. Epub 2020 Aug 25.

Affiliations

¹ Department of Clinical Medicine and Surgery, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, 38000, Pakistan.
² Department of Medicine, Cholistan University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Bahawalpur, 63100, Pakistan. Electronic address: amjadislamaqib@cuvas.edu.pk.
³ Department of Parasitology, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, 38000, Pakistan.
⁴ Department of Chemistry, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, 38000, Pakistan.
⁵ Institute of Microbiology, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, 38000, Pakistan.
⁶ Institute of Pharmacy, Physiology and Pharmacology, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, 38000, Pakistan.

PMID: 32853679
DOI: 10.1016/j.micpath.2020.104450

Abstract

We evaluated three types of total six preparations against multidrug resistant E. coli i) three antibiotic coated ZnO nanoparticles (gentamicin coated nanoparticle-GNp; chloramphenicol coated nanoparticles-CNp; and both gentamicin & chloramphenicol coated nanoparticle-GCNp), ii) ZnO nanoparticle alone-Np, and iii) two antibiotics used in single (Gentamicin-G; and Chloramphenicol-C). A total of n = 200 sub-clinically positive mastitic milk samples of bovine origin were processed for isolation of MDR E. coli using microbiological and clinical laboratory & standard institute's protocols. ZnO Nps were prepared from zinc acetate dihydrate (Zn (CH₃COO)₂. 2H₂O), polyethylene glycol (C_2nH_4n+2O_n+1), and urea (CH₄N₂O) by standard chemical protocol. Nps were characterized by XRD and STEM analyses while coating of antibiotics on Nps was confirmed by UV-Visible spectrophotometric analysis. Analysis of variance and student t-test were applied at 5% probability using SPSS version 22 statistical software for inferences on obtained data. There was significantly (p < 0.05) lowest minimum inhibitory concentrations (MICs) and highest zone of inhibitions (ZOIs) in case of GCNp (10.42 ± 4.51 μg/mL & 22.00 ± 1.00 mm) followed by GNp (20.79 ± 8.95 μg/mL & 20.00 ± 1.00 mm) and then CNp (25.96 ± 8.95 μg/mL & 12.33 ± 0.57 mm). Percentage increase in ZOI were expressed as 135.8, 78.43, and 312.76% by GCNp when compared with that of G, C, and Np, respectively. GNp and CNp coated preparations exhibited 114.36 and 275.73% increase in ZOI than to that of G and C, respectively. Similar trend was found in percentage reduction of MICs of preparations. Highest filamentation, indicator of bacterial damage, of E. coli was noted at MIC of GCNp followed by GNp and CNp. The study concluded antibiotic coated ZnO nanoparticles significant candidates modulating antibiotic resistance in MDR E. coli.

Keywords: Antibiotic coating; Antibiotic susceptibility; Chloramphenicol; E. coli; Gentamicin; MDR; Nanoparticles.

MeSH terms

Animals
Anti-Bacterial Agents / pharmacology
Cattle
Drug Resistance, Bacterial
Escherichia coli
Humans
Nanoparticles*
Zinc Oxide* / pharmacology

Substances

Anti-Bacterial Agents
Zinc Oxide