Research Article | Volume: 8, Issue: 6, June, 2018

Preservative and antimicrobial susceptibility of non-fermenting bacilli recovered from solid waste of beauty salons in Brazil

Rafael Xavier Martins,  Andrwey Augusto Galvão Viana,  Gilanna Falcão Ferreira,  Thiago Gonçalves Cavalcanti,  Ian Porto Gurgel do Amaral,  Rafael de Almeida Travassos,  Ulrich Vasconcelos   
Rafael Xavier Martins1, Andrwey Augusto Galvão Viana1, Gilanna Falcão Ferreira1, Thiago Gonçalves Cavalcanti1, Ian Porto Gurgel do Amaral2, Rafael de Almeida Travassos3, Ulrich Vasconcelos4

1Universidade Federal da Paraíba, Laboratório de Microbiologia Ambiental, Campus-I, João Pessoa, PB, Brazil.

2Universidade Federal da Paraíba, Laboratório de Biotecnologia de Organismos Aquáticos, Campus-I, João Pessoa, PB, Brazil.

3Universidade Federal da Paraíba, Laboratório de Farmacobiotecnologia, Campus-I, João Pessoa, PB, Brazil.

4Universidade Federal da Paraíba, Centro de Biotecnologia, Laboratório de Microbiologia Ambiental, Campus I, CEP-58.051-900, Castelo Branco, João Pessoa-PB, Brazil.

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Published:  Jun 29, 2018

DOI: 10.7324/JAPS.2018.8622
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Abstract

This work aimed to isolate Non-fermenting Gram-Negative Bacilli (NFGNB) from packages of hair care products, discarded as common solid waste by beauty salons and to assess their susceptibility to antibiotics and preservatives. Samples from hair care products were collected during eight weeks from seven salons in the metropolitan area of the city of João Pessoa, Brazil. Twelve NFGNB were recovered and subjected to biochemical identification and susceptibility testing. Species of the genus Burkholderia were more frequent, followed by Pseudomonas and Aeromonas. The highest antibiotic resistance rates were observed among quinolones, meropenem, and sulfonamide. Six isolates showed multidrug-resistance profile and survived different concentrations of parabens, imidazolidinyl urea, and triclosan. However, no correlation between resistance to antibiotics and the preservatives was found. Multidrug-resistant opportunistic pathogenic species found in the material remaining inside the used packages may represent a risk to human health and to the environment when discarded improperly with normal household waste.


Keyword:     Urban Pollution Cosmetics Hair care products Multidrug-resistance Paraíba.

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Martins RX, Viana AAG, Ferreira GF, Cavalcanti TG, Amaral LPG, Travassos RDA, Vasconcelos U. Preservative and antimicrobial susceptibility of non-fermenting bacilli recovered from solid waste of beauty salons in Brazil. J App Pharm Sci, 2018; 8(06): 169-174.

Copyright: © The Author(s). This is an open-access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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