Antimicrobial and antibiofilm properties of selenium-chitosan-loaded salicylic acid nanoparticles for the removal of emerging contaminants from bacterial pathogens

World J Microbiol Biotechnol. 2024 Feb 6;40(3):86. doi: 10.1007/s11274-024-03917-z.

Abstract

In this study salicylic acid loaded containing selenium nanoparticles was synthesized and called SA@CS-Se NPs. the chitosan was used as a natural stabilizer during the synthesis process. Fourier transforms infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), Powder X-ray diffraction (XRD), field emission electron microscopy (FESEM), and transmission electron microscopy (TEM) were used to describe the physicochemical characteristics of the SA@CS-Se NPs. The PXRD examination revealed that the grain size was around 31.9 nm. TEM and FESEM techniques showed the spherical shape of SA@CS-Se NPs. Additionally, the analysis of experiments showed that SA@CS-Se NPs have antibacterial properties against 4 ATCC bacteria; So that with concentrations of 75, 125, 150, and 100 µg/ml, it inhibited the biofilm formation of Escherichia coli, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Bacillus subtilis, and Staphylococcus aureus respectively. Also, at the concentration of 300 µg/ml, it removed 22.76, 23.2, 10.62, and 18.08% biofilm caused by E. coli, P. aeruginosa, B. subtilis, and S. aureus respectively. The synthesized SA@CS-Se NPs may find an application to reduce the unsafe influence of pathogenic microbes and, hence, eliminate microbial contamination.

Keywords: Nanoparticles; Natural polymers; Pathogens; Selenium.

MeSH terms

  • Anti-Infective Agents* / pharmacology
  • Bacillus subtilis
  • Biofilms
  • Chitosan* / pharmacology
  • Escherichia coli
  • Nanoparticles*
  • Pseudomonas aeruginosa
  • Salicylic Acid / pharmacology
  • Selenium* / pharmacology
  • Staphylococcus aureus

Substances

  • Salicylic Acid
  • Selenium
  • Chitosan
  • Anti-Infective Agents