Application of Fourier-Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FT-IR) for Staphylococcus Epidermidis Typing as a Tool for Contamination Control Strategy in a Pharmaceutical Industry Facility

J.M.P. Loreiro; r.C.C. Guimarães; t.B. Valadao; r.V.S.L. Miranda; j.M. Andrade; l.V. Costa; M.L.L. Brandao

doi:10.5731/pdajpst.2024.99906

Abstract

The typing of micro-organisms in pharmaceutical factories often relies on expensive and time-consuming molecular techniques. So, the implementation of cheap, fast and reliable typing methods in the routine would speed up the investigation procedures improving the contamination control strategy. The Fourier-transform infrared (FT-IR) spectroscopy is a method that generates spectra, that enables to micro-organisms typing within 3 h. This study aimed to evaluate the FT-IR for typing S. epidermidis strains isolated from an immunobiological pharmaceutical industry in Brazil. Fifty strains were evaluated by FT-IR using IR Biotyper®. A dendrogram was created with the raw data to cluster the separation spectrum and the cut-off value was automatically calculated. Forty-four FT-IR profiles were obtained, a ratio of 1.14 strain/profile. From the five clusters formed, Cluster 1, 2 and 3 (6 strains) were isolated from environmental monitoring of air and operators (EMO). Cluster 4 (3 strains) were isolated from EMO and bioburden assays, suggesting that the environment could be the main source of bacterial contamination in the product analyzed in bioburden assay. Cluster 5 (2 strains) were isolated from EMO and a cell culture lineage used in quality control assays, suggesting that the environment could also be the main source of cell contamination.

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