Trichoderma-Mediated ZnO Nanoparticles and Their Antibiofilm and Antibacterial Activities
2023
Balagangadharaswamy Shobha | Bagepalli Shivaram Ashwini | Mohammed Ghazwani | Umme Hani | Banan Atwah | Maryam S. Alhumaidi | Sumanth Basavaraju | Srinivas Chowdappa | Tekupalli Ravikiran | Shadma Wahab | Wasim Ahmad | Thimappa Ramachandrappa Lakshmeesha | Mohammad Azam Ansari
Antimicrobial resistance is a major global health concern and one of the gravest challenges to humanity today. Antibiotic resistance has been acquired by certain bacterial strains. As a result, new antibacterial drugs are urgently required to combat resistant microorganisms. Species of Trichoderma are known to produce a wide range of enzymes and secondary metabolites that can be exploited for the synthesis of nanoparticles. In the present study, Trichoderma asperellum was isolated from rhizosphere soil and used for the biosynthesis of ZnO NPs. To examine the antibacterial activity of ZnO NPs against human pathogens, Escherichia coli and Staphylococcus aureus were used. The obtained antibacterial results show that the biosynthesized ZnO NPs were efficient antibacterial agents against the pathogens E. coli and S. aureus, with an inhibition zone of 3&ndash:9 mm. The ZnO NPs were also effective in the prevention of S. aureus biofilm formation and adherence. The current work shows that the MIC dosages of ZnO NPs (25, 50, and 75 &mu:g/mL) have effective antibacterial activity and antibiofilm action against S. aureus. As a result, ZnO NPs can be used as a part of combination therapy for drug-resistant S. aureus infections, where biofilm development is critical for disease progression.
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