Susceptibility of Listeria monocytogenes to antimicrobial peptides

We assessed the susceptibility of several pathogenic and non-pathogenic Listeria species to antimicrobial peptides of animal and plant origin. Human defensins and thionins were highly inhibitory, whereas protamine, snakin and magainin showed an intermediate effect. A temperature dependence in the activity of potato defensin was observed for Listeria monocytogenes and Listeria ivanovii. PrfA* L. monocytogenes mutants, that overexpress constitutively PrfA-dependent genes, were sensitive to the peptide independently of the temperature whereas isogenic PrfA(-) derivatives were constitutively resistant. These data indicate that the thermoregulated transcription factor PrfA controls the expression of bacterial products that influence the susceptibility or resistance to some antimicrobial peptides.

Medienart:

Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2003

Erschienen:

2003

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:226

Enthalten in:

FEMS microbiology letters - 226(2003), 1 vom: 12. Sept., Seite 101-5

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

López-Solanilla, Emilia [VerfasserIn]
González-Zorn, Bruno [VerfasserIn]
Novella, Susana [VerfasserIn]
Vázquez-Boland, José A [VerfasserIn]
Rodríguez-Palenzuela, Pablo [VerfasserIn]

Themen:

Anti-Bacterial Agents
Antimicrobial Cationic Peptides
Bacterial Proteins
Defensins
Journal Article
Peptide Termination Factors
Peptides
Plant Proteins
Protamines
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
SN1 protein, Solanum tuberosum
Trans-Activators

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 05.12.2003

Date Revised 18.10.2021

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM128767855