Antimicrobial Activity of Zinc Oxide Nanoparticles
against ESBL Producing
Klebsiella pneumoniae Isolated from Equines in Egypt
Amany A Arafa* and Mai M Kandil
Department of Microbiology and Immunology, National Research Centre,
Dokki, Egypt.
*Corresponding author:
dr.amanyahmed@yahoo.com
Abstract
Antibiotic resistance of
Klebsiella pneumoniae(K. pneumoniae) has become alarming to public health,
moreover biofilm production is one of the virulence mechanisms that contributes
to antibiotic resistance. Metal oxide nanoparticles are showing promise as
antibacterial agents. The purpose of this study was to assess the antibacterial
activities and dosage effect of ZnO-NPs against ESBL K. pneumoniae
isolates recovered from horses exhibiting respiratory symptoms. The antibiotic
sensitivity of ESBL producing K. pneumoniae strains was tested using the
Kirby Bauer disc diffusion method, which showed 100% resistance to cefotaxime
and erythromycin while resistance to tetracycline, ampicillin, amoxicillin /
clavulanic acid, ceftriaxone, ceftazidime, amikacin and ciprofloxacin were 85.7,
71.42, 42.85, 28.57, 28.57, 14.28 and14.28%, respectively. Regarding the biofilm
production genes scanning, K.pneumoniae isolates were positive
for luxS gene (100%), while only 85.7% of K. pneumoniae were
positive for Uge gene and none of them having mrkD gene. ZnO-NPs
were tested against a local isolate of ESBL-producing K. pneumoniae for
their antibacterial properties. K. pneumoniae had MIC and MBC values of
5ug/ml and 3ug/ml, respectively. In the current study, antibiotic abuse leads to an increase in
the population of ESBL-producing K. pneumoniae, posing a concern to
public health. ZnO-NPs, a new material, exhibit significant antibacterial
activity against hypermucoviscosity K. pneumoniae isolate.
To Cite This Article:
Arafa AA and Kandil MM, 2023. Antimicrobial
activity of zinc oxide nanoparticles against ESBL producing
Klebsiella pneumoniae isolated from
equines in Egypt.
Pak Vet J, 44(1): 176-182. http://dx.doi.org/10.29261/pakvetj/2023.121