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Medientyp:
E-Artikel
Titel:
Action of Disinfectant Quaternary Ammonium Compounds against Staphylococcus aureus
Beteiligte:
Ioannou, Christopher J.;
Hanlon, Geoff W.;
Denyer, Stephen P.
Erschienen:
American Society for Microbiology, 2007
Erschienen in:Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy
Sprache:
Englisch
DOI:
10.1128/aac.00375-06
ISSN:
0066-4804;
1098-6596
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<jats:title>ABSTRACT</jats:title>
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Mode-of-action studies concluded that alkyldimethylbenzylammonium chloride (ADBAC) (a blend of C
<jats:sub>12</jats:sub>
, C
<jats:sub>14</jats:sub>
and C
<jats:sub>16</jats:sub>
alkyl homologues) and didecyldimethylammonium chloride (DDAC) are both membrane-active agents, possessing subtly different modes of action reflecting early cell interactions against
<jats:italic>Staphylococcus aureus</jats:italic>
. ADBAC and DDAC exhibited similar MIC behaviors from 0.4 ppm to 1.8 ppm over an inoculum range of 1 × 10
<jats:sup>5</jats:sup>
to 1 × 10
<jats:sup>9</jats:sup>
CFU/ml at 35°C. For ADBAC and DDAC, an increased rapidity of killing against
<jats:italic>S. aureus</jats:italic>
(final concentration, 2 × 10
<jats:sup>9</jats:sup>
CFU/ml) was observed at 35°C compared to 25°C. Concentration exponents (η) for killing were <2.5 for both agents, and temperature influenced the η value. Examination of leakage and kill data suggested that a single leakage marker was not indicative of cell death. ADBAC and DDAC possessed Langmuir (L4) and high-affinity (H3/4) uptake isotherms, respectively. ADBAC molecules formed a single monolayer of coverage of cells at the end of primary uptake, and DDAC formed a double monolayer. Rapid cell leakage occurred at bactericidal concentrations, with total depletion of the intracellular potassium and 260-nm-absorbing pools released in this strict order. Autolysis was observed for ADBAC and DDAC at concentrations of 9 μg/ml (0.0278 mM and 0.0276 mM, respectively) and above, together with the depletion of approximately 30% of the internal potassium pool. Autolysis contributed to ADBAC and DDAC lethality, although high biocide concentrations may have inhibited autolytic enzyme activity.
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