Zeolita clinoptilolita: la piedra que pone a prueba a las bacterias

Cesar David Barcenas Rivera; Samuel Salazar García; Juan Manuel Vargas Morales; Eunice Lares Villaseñor; Juana Tovar Oviedo

doi:10.22201/ceide.16076079e.2026.27.2.5

Authors

Cesar Autonomous University of San Luis Potosí." https://orcid.org/0009-0006-8227-759X
Samuel Salazar García Universidad Autónoma de San Luis Potosí, Facultad de Ciencias Químicas, San Luis Potosí, San Luis Potosí, México https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8083-347X
Juan Manuel Vargas Autonomous University of San Luis Potosí." https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5959-7815
Eunice Lares Villaseñor Autonomous University of San Luis Potosí." https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9765-3339
Juana Tovar Oviedo Autonomous University of San Luis Potosí." https://orcid.org/0009-0003-0300-7064

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.22201/ceide.16076079e.2026.27.2.5

Keywords:

antimicrobial resistance, clinoptilolite zeolite, resistant bacteria, Escherichia coli, antimicrobials

Abstract

Antimicrobial resistance is advancing as treatments lose effectiveness. Its origin lies not only in the biology of microorganisms, but also in how these drugs are used in medicine and animal production. In this context, clinoptilolite zeolite (cz), a mineral abundant in Mexico, emerges as an alternative under study. This work explores its in vitro antimicrobial activity against clinically relevant bacteria. The results show a selective effect: cz reduces the growth of Escherichia coli and Staphylococcus aureus, but not Salmonella spp. These findings open new avenues of research on the use of natural materials as support in the control of resistant infections, while positioning Mexico as a strategic contributor to the development of solutions based on its own resources.

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