The fungus was subcultured in Sabouraud Dextrose agar (SDA, Liofilchem, Roseto degli Abruzzi, Italy), and, before each assay, one isolated colony was inoculated in SDB and grown aerobically at 37 °C overnight at 170 rpm. S. mutans was subcultured in Trypticase Yeast Extract agar (ISP agar, Liofilchem, Roseto degli Abruzzi, Italy), and, prior to the experiments, one isolated colony was inoculated in 10 mL of Yeast Extract broth (ISP, Liofilchem, Roseto degli Abruzzi, Italy) and grown anaerobically at 37 °C overnight. An aliquot of each culture (300 μL) was transferred into a new fresh liquid medium and grown under the same growth conditions until stationary growth phase was achieved.
Sabouraud dextrose broth (sdb)
Sabouraud dextrose broth is a general-purpose culture medium used for the cultivation and isolation of fungi and yeasts. It provides the necessary nutrients, including dextrose, for the growth of these microorganisms.
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Culturing Candida albicans and Streptococcus mutans
The fungus was subcultured in Sabouraud Dextrose agar (SDA, Liofilchem, Roseto degli Abruzzi, Italy), and, before each assay, one isolated colony was inoculated in SDB and grown aerobically at 37 °C overnight at 170 rpm. S. mutans was subcultured in Trypticase Yeast Extract agar (ISP agar, Liofilchem, Roseto degli Abruzzi, Italy), and, prior to the experiments, one isolated colony was inoculated in 10 mL of Yeast Extract broth (ISP, Liofilchem, Roseto degli Abruzzi, Italy) and grown anaerobically at 37 °C overnight. An aliquot of each culture (300 μL) was transferred into a new fresh liquid medium and grown under the same growth conditions until stationary growth phase was achieved.
Antifungal Potency Evaluation of Plant Extracts and Endodontic Irrigants
The antifungal activities of the Soxhlet extracts of plants and the antifungal activities of endodontic irrigants were analyzed by a disk diffusion assay. The suspension of C. albicans was cultured for 48 hours in 1 mL of sterile Sabouraud dextrose broth (Liofilchem, Roseto degli Abruzzi, Italy) at 37°C, then adjusted to a turbidity of 0.5 on the McFarland scale (1.5×108 cells/mL). This culture was used throughout the experiments. Mueller-Hinton agar (10 mL) was poured into Petri dishes, which were then inoculated with strains of yeast by the addition of 0.1 mL of cell culture media.
Sterile filter paper disks loaded with endodontic irrigants, plant extracts, and a combination of endodontic irrigants and plant extracts (10 mg/mL) were placed on top of Mueller–Hilton agar plates. These plates were incubated at 5°C for 2 hours to permit plant extract diffusion, and then they were incubated at 35°C for 24 hours. Disks that were only impregnated with extract solvent were used as a control. Inhibition zones, considered indicative of antibacterial activity, were measured using Vernier calipers and recorded.
Fungal and Bacterial Strain Culturing
Antimicrobial Evaluation of Fungal and Bacterial Strains
Microbial Cultivation and Maintenance
Preparation of Microbial Growth Media
Microbial Strain Preparation Procedure
The bacterium was subcultured in brain heart infusion agar (BHI agar, Liofilchem, Roseto degli Abruzzi, Italy) and, prior to the experiments, one isolated colony was inoculated in 10 mL of brain heart infusion broth and grown anaerobically at 37 °C overnight. Candida albicans was subcultured in Sabouraud dextrose agar (SDA, Liofilchem, Roseto degli Abruzzi, Italy) and, before each assay, one isolated colony was inoculated in SDB and grown aerobically at 37 °C overnight with stirring. An aliquot of each culture (300 μL) was transferred into a new fresh liquid medium and grown under the same growth conditions until the stationary growth phase. This culture was then used for the assay.
Cultivating P. aeruginosa and C. albicans Strains
Prior to each assay, P. aeruginosa and C. albicans strains were subcultured from the frozen stock preparations onto Tryptic Soy Agar (TSA) and Sabouraud Dextrose Agar (SDA) plates, respectively. TSA and SDA were prepared from Tryptic Soy Broth (TSB; Liofilchem S.r.l., Roseto, Italy) or SDB (Liofilchem) supplemented with 1.2% (w/v) agar (Liofilchem). The plates were then incubated aerobically at 37 °C for 18–24 h.
Pure liquid cultures (pre-inocula) of P. aeruginosa were grown overnight in TSB, whereas C. albicans was maintained in SDB. For biofilm assays, 0.22 µm of filter-sterilized RPMI 1640 medium (Gibco® by Life TechnologiesTM, Grand Island, NY, USA) at pH 7.0 was used.
Storage and Cultivation of Candida auris
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