Introduction: Intestinal colonization with multi-drug resistant (MDR) microorganisms is a consequence of antimicrobial-induced gut dysbiosis. Given the effect of probiotics in modulating gut microbiota, the aim of the study was to investigate whether the ingestion of high concentration multi-strain probiotic formulation would change the antibacterial activity of the feces against clinical strains ofMDRmicroorganisms. The corresponding in vitro antibacterial activity was also investigated. Materials/Methods: The feces of healthy donors (n = 6) were analyzed before and after a 7-day dietary supplementation with a multi-strain probiotic formulation and tested against MDR microorganisms of clinical concern (carbapenem-resistant (CR), Klebsiella pneumoniae (CR-Kp), CR-Acinetobacter baumannii (CR-Ab), CR-Pseudomonas aeruginosa (CR-Pa), and methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)). The tested MDR pathogens were cultured with decreasing concentrations of fecal water obtained before and after the treatment period. Furthermore, to corroborate the results obtained from the feces of healthy donors, the in vitro antibacterial activity of probiotic formulation (both whole probiotic (WP) and probiotic surnatant (PS)) against the same collection of MDR microorganisms was evaluated at different incubation times throughout the minimum bactericidal dilution and the corresponding serial silution number. Results: While before probiotic administration, the fecal water samples did not inhibit MDR microorganism growth, after supplementation, a reduced bacterial growth was shown. Accordingly, a noticeable in vitro activity of WP and PS was observed. Conclusions: Although preliminary, these experiments demonstrated that a specific multi-strain probiotic formulation exhibits in vitro antibacterial activity against MDR microorganisms of clinical concern. If confirmed, these results may justify the administration of probiotics as a decolonization strategy against MDR microorganisms.

Antibacterial effectiveness of fecal water and in vitro activity of a multi-strain probiotic formulation against multi-drug resistant microorganisms / Oliva, Alessandra; Miele, Maria Claudia; De Angelis, Massimiliano; Costantini, Silvia; Mascellino, Maria Teresa; Mastroianni, Claudio Maria; Vullo, Vincenzo; D'Ettorre, Gabriella. - In: MICROORGANISMS. - ISSN 2076-2607. - 8:3(2020), pp. 1-11. [10.3390/microorganisms8030332]

Antibacterial effectiveness of fecal water and in vitro activity of a multi-strain probiotic formulation against multi-drug resistant microorganisms

Oliva, Alessandra
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Miele, Maria Claudia;De Angelis, Massimiliano;Costantini, Silvia;Mascellino, Maria Teresa;Mastroianni, Claudio Maria;Vullo, Vincenzo;d'Ettorre, Gabriella
2020

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Introduction: Intestinal colonization with multi-drug resistant (MDR) microorganisms is a consequence of antimicrobial-induced gut dysbiosis. Given the effect of probiotics in modulating gut microbiota, the aim of the study was to investigate whether the ingestion of high concentration multi-strain probiotic formulation would change the antibacterial activity of the feces against clinical strains ofMDRmicroorganisms. The corresponding in vitro antibacterial activity was also investigated. Materials/Methods: The feces of healthy donors (n = 6) were analyzed before and after a 7-day dietary supplementation with a multi-strain probiotic formulation and tested against MDR microorganisms of clinical concern (carbapenem-resistant (CR), Klebsiella pneumoniae (CR-Kp), CR-Acinetobacter baumannii (CR-Ab), CR-Pseudomonas aeruginosa (CR-Pa), and methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)). The tested MDR pathogens were cultured with decreasing concentrations of fecal water obtained before and after the treatment period. Furthermore, to corroborate the results obtained from the feces of healthy donors, the in vitro antibacterial activity of probiotic formulation (both whole probiotic (WP) and probiotic surnatant (PS)) against the same collection of MDR microorganisms was evaluated at different incubation times throughout the minimum bactericidal dilution and the corresponding serial silution number. Results: While before probiotic administration, the fecal water samples did not inhibit MDR microorganism growth, after supplementation, a reduced bacterial growth was shown. Accordingly, a noticeable in vitro activity of WP and PS was observed. Conclusions: Although preliminary, these experiments demonstrated that a specific multi-strain probiotic formulation exhibits in vitro antibacterial activity against MDR microorganisms of clinical concern. If confirmed, these results may justify the administration of probiotics as a decolonization strategy against MDR microorganisms.
2020
antibacterial activity; decolonization; gut colonization; multi-drug resistant microorganisms; probiotics
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Antibacterial effectiveness of fecal water and in vitro activity of a multi-strain probiotic formulation against multi-drug resistant microorganisms / Oliva, Alessandra; Miele, Maria Claudia; De Angelis, Massimiliano; Costantini, Silvia; Mascellino, Maria Teresa; Mastroianni, Claudio Maria; Vullo, Vincenzo; D'Ettorre, Gabriella. - In: MICROORGANISMS. - ISSN 2076-2607. - 8:3(2020), pp. 1-11. [10.3390/microorganisms8030332]
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