Table 8 Effects of different lytic agents on the outer membrane permeability of Pseudomonas aeruginosa10 / Escherichia coli3 pretreated with permeabilizers and gamma irradiation
From: Natural outer membrane permeabilizers boost antibiotic action against irradiated resistant bacteria
Lytic agent | Conc. | Relative turbidity (%) P. aeruginosa10 / E. coli3 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Control- | Gallic acid | Thymol | Radiation | ||
Lysozyme | 10 μg/mL | 100 ± 1 /101 ± 1 | 99 ± 1/ 92 ± 1 | 100 ± 1/ 98 ± 0.6 | 100 ± 0.6/ 101 ± 2 |
Triton X-100 | 0.1% | 100 ± 2 /103 ± 3 | 93 ± 3/86 ± 3 | 96 ± 1/ 90 ± 3 | 100 ± 1/ 101 ± 1.2 |
Triton X-100 | 1% | 99 ± 3 /105 ± 0.6 | 81 ± 1/77 ± 2 | 84 ± 3/ 74 ± 4 | 99 ± 2/ 103 ± 3 |
SDS | 0.1% | 92 ± 1 /91 ± 2 | 58 ± 2/ 60 ± 1 | 60 ± 3/ 59 ± 3 | 92 ± 1/ 91 ± 5 |
SDS | 1% | 78 ± 0.6 / 80 ± 2 | 26 ± 1/ 42 ± 2 | 28 ± 2/ 50 ± 0.6 | 79 ± 2/ 82 ± 2 |