TABLE 2.
Physical characteristics of E. anophelis C08 OMVs under different antibiotic conditions
| Antibiotica | Protein concn (μg/mL) |
OMV concn (particles/mL) |
CFU/mL | No. of particles/CFU |
Mean particle size (nm) ± SD |
Mean particle zeta potential (mV) ± SD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Control | 10.78 | 7.66 × 109 | 7.6 × 109 | 1.01 | 117.1 ± 4.5 | −138.9 ± 202.5 |
| Amikacin | 44.19 | 8.43 × 109 | 7.15 × 109 | 1.18 | 127.5 ± 2.3 | −82.6 ± 48.5 |
| Ampicillin | 9.26 | 5.93 × 109 | 6.2 × 109 | 0.96 | 129.5 ± 7.3 | −37.5 ± 33.6 |
| Chloramphenicol | 62.41 | 9.96 × 1010 | 8.6 × 108 | 115.81 | 144.0 ± 1.8 | −29.1 ± 29.8 |
| Colistin | 25.97 | 3.30 × 109 | 6.0 × 109 | 0.55 | 129.6 ± 1.2 | −16.7 ± 18.1 |
| Imipenem | 52.09 | 1.50 × 1012 | 2.12 × 1010 | 70.84 | 119.5 ± 0.4 | −18.4 ± 16.8 |
| Meropenem | 22.93 | 2.18 × 1010 | 5.05 × 109 | 4.32 | 139.3 ± 1.9 | −9.6 ± 16.5 |
| Minocycline | 20.39 | 1.01 × 1011 | 3.1 × 108 | 322.58 | 181.5 ± 0.9 | −9.0 ± 58.2 |
| Tigecycline | 16.44 | 6.97 × 1010 | 1.42 × 1010 | 4.91 | 144.7 ± 0.1 | −22.5 ± 17.3 |
One-half the MICs were used for the following antibiotics: amikacin (16 μg/mL), ampicillin (32 μg/mL), chloramphenicol (32 μg/mL), colistin (2 μg/mL), imipenem (4 μg/mL), meropenem (4 μg/mL), minocycline (1 μg/mL), and tigecycline (4 μg/mL).