The effect of monoterpenes on swarming differentiation and haemolysin activity in Proteus mirabilis.
Urinary tract infection by Proteus mirabilis depends on several virulence properties that are coordinately regulated with swarming differentiation. Here we report the antibacterial and anti-swarming effect of seventeen terpenoids, and the effect of subinhibitory concentrations of five selected terpenoids on swarming, biofilm formation and haemolysin activity. The results showed that all the terpenes evaluated, particularly oxygenated terpenoids, inhibited P. mirabilis with MIC values ranging between 3 and 10 mg/L. Moreover, citral, citronellol and geraniol effectively inhibit P. mirabilis swarming in a dose dependent manner, reducing swimming/swarming cell differentiation and haemolysin activity at 1/10 MIC concentration. The inhibition of P. mirabilis swarming and virulence factor expression by selected oxygenated terpenoids suggest that essential oils with high concentration of these compounds have the potential to be developed as products for preventing P. mirabilis infections.
Echeverrigaray
Sergio
S
Research Laboratory of Microbiology, Institute of Biotechnology, University of Caxias do Sul, Rua Francisco Getúlio Vargas, 1130, Caxias do Sul, Brazil 95070-560. selaguna@ucs.br
Michelim
Lessandra
L
Longaray Delamare
Ana Paula
AP
Andrade
Cristiane Paim
CP
Pinto da Costa
Sérgio Olavo
SO
Zacaria
Jucimar
J
D015169:Colony Count, Microbial; D005990:Glycerol / Q000494:pharmacology; D006460:Hemolysin Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D039821:Monoterpenes / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology*; D011513:Proteus mirabilis / Q000166:cytology* / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000254:growth & development
D006460:Hemolysin Proteins; D039821:Monoterpenes; D005990:Glycerol