Enterococcus faecalis is an important factor in nosocomial infections. The aim of this study was the isolation of the pathogenic genes of Enterococcus faecalis in mouth infection and the study of the expression of these genes by real-time PCR. In this study, 60 isolates of E. faecalis were isolated from oral infections. The presence and frequency of cyl, hyl, and esp genes and their expression by ionic liquid were evaluated using real-time PCR. MIC was determined by broth dilution method and biofilm production was measured, then biofilm inhibition ability and cytotoxicity test were performed by MTT method. The esp, cyl, and hyl genes were observed in 10, 11, and 2 isolates, respectively. cyl gene with the highest frequency of expression in the treated group was reduced by 1.14% under the influence of ionic liquid with methionine base. The results of MIC and Sub MIC concentrations were obtained with the effect of ionic liquid including 125 and 225 µg/mL, respectively. Amino-acid-based ionic liquids can also reduce biofilm production at sub-MIC concentrations (P < 0.05), and changes in cytotoxicity at different concentrations and over time are significant (P-value < 0.001). E. faecalis strains are genetically diverse and this indicates the polyclonal prevalence of strains in clinical specimens. Combination treatment of ionic liquid with common antimicrobial drugs has good antibacterial effects against Enterococcus species, and ionic liquid with a minimum dose can be a good alternative to single-drug treatment of Enterococcus infections.

Department of Microbiology College of Bioscience Arak Islamic Azad University Arak Iran

Department of Microbiology School of Basic Sciences Saveh Branch Islamic Azad University Saveh Iran

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