The Combination of Violet Light and Infra-Red as Well as Violet Light Only Effectively Suppress the Survival of Multiple-Drug Resistant Bacteria

Areli Martinez, Karina Hernandez-Quijada, Anurupa A. Ghosh, Gabriela Cabrera, Derrick Scott, Anthea Aikins, Dinesh K. Verma, Igsoo Kwon, Yong-Hwan Kim

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Abstract

Since recent global pandemic started, there has been a high demand for establishing an inexpensive but effective method to interfere with the spread of infectious diseases. Here, we have tested several combinations of violet light (V, 405 nm) with infra-red (IR, 850 nm) to identify an optimal light for suppressing pathogens. Our results demonstrate that both violet only (4 V) and 3V-1IR (3:1 ratio in combination of violet and infra-red) effectively suppressed all the bacterial growth tested, including Gram-negative and -positive multi-drug resistant (MDR) strains. Both 4 V and 3V-1IR equally terminated standard strains of Escherichia coli and Staphylococcus aureus , as well as MDR-strains ( E. coli , Salmonella enterica and S. aureus from ATCC) effectively. In mechanism, the violet light enhanced the level of reactive oxygen species (ROS) for bactericidal effects, however, we have observed a slightly higher potency from 3V-1IR at a shorter distance, probably due to mild heat-derived dehydration by IR. Therefore, we suggest to expose 3V-1IR for short distance applications (≤1 meter) and both 4 V and 3V-1IR for longer distance (≥1 m). Notably, our results strongly suggest that the exposure of safe violet light or with infra-red can be an effective method to suppress the potential spread of bacteria-derived infectious diseases.
Original languageAmerican English
JournalJournal of Photochemistry and Photobiology
Volume14
DOIs
StatePublished - Apr 2023
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • 405 nm
  • 850 nm
  • MDR bacteria suppression
  • ROS generation
  • combined lights

EGS Disciplines

  • Neuroscience and Neurobiology

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