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. 2022 Feb 24;11(3):302.
doi: 10.3390/antibiotics11030302.

Antibacterial Activity of Solanum torvum Leaf Extract and Its Synergistic Effect with Oxacillin against Methicillin-Resistant Staphyloccoci Isolated from Dogs

Duangdaow Khunbutsri  1 , Nattakarn Naimon  1 , Khomson Satchasataporn  1 , Natnaree Inthong  1 , Sarawan Kaewmongkol  1 , Samak Sutjarit  1 , Chanokchon Setthawongsin  1 , Nattakan Meekhanon  1
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Antibacterial Activity of Solanum torvum Leaf Extract and Its Synergistic Effect with Oxacillin against Methicillin-Resistant Staphyloccoci Isolated from Dogs

Duangdaow Khunbutsri et al. Antibiotics (Basel). .

Abstract

Methicillin-resistant staphylococci (MRS) have been considered a veterinary and public health threat that needs to be addressed, as they are known to cause serious infections, with limited therapeutic options. Thus, in this study, we aimed to examine the potential antibacterial activity of the leaf extract of Solanum torvum against MRS isolated from clinically healthy dogs. In total, seven mecA-positive Staphylococcus isolates tested in this study were identified using 16S rRNA gene sequencing, and all of them were classified as multidrug-resistant using disk diffusion tests. According to gas chromatography-mass spectrometry analysis, the main phytochemical components found in the leaf extract were hexadecanoic acid and its ethyl ester and 9,12,15-octadecatrienoic acid, ethyl ester, (Z,Z,Z). The minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) breakpoints for the leaf extract against all tested isolates ranged from 2 to 16 mg/mL, while the MIC breakpoints for oxacillin were from 2 to 512 mg/L. Although varying effects were found, the positive effects of the leaf extract were most evident in combination with oxacillin. These results suggested that S. torvum leaf extract may complement classical antibiotics and may potentially drive the development of an effective therapeutic option for MRS.

Keywords: antimicrobials; dog; resistance; staphylococci.

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Isobolograms showing the synergy (FIC index ≤ 0.5), partial synergy (0.5 ≤ FICI ≤ 0.75), additive (0.76 ≤ FICI ≤ 1), and indifference (1 < FICI ≤ 4) effects of oxacillin and S. torvum leaf extract: interaction assays with oxacillin against methicillin-resistant staphylococci strains ▲ DN 2; ▼ DN 10; ● DN 11; ○ DN 18; ∆ DN 40; ∇ DN 41; ■ DN 73; □ S. aureus ATCC25923. Isobolograms were plotted using the GraphPad Prism, ver. 9.0, software to present the FIC index of the combinations.
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