Journal
PEPTIDES
Volume 32, Issue 5, Pages 845-851Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC
DOI: 10.1016/j.peptides.2011.01.025
Keywords
Legionella pneumophila; Staphylococci; Hemolytic peptides
Funding
- French Minister of Research
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A collection of various Staphylococci was screened for their anti-Legionella activity. Nine of the tested strains were found to secrete anti-Legionella compounds. The culture supernatants of the strains, described in the literature to produce hemolytic peptides, were successfully submitted to a two step purification process. All the purified compounds, except one, corresponded to previously described hemolytic peptides and were not known for their anti-Legionella activity. By comparison of the minimal inhibitory concentrations, minimal permeabilization concentrations, decrease in the number of cultivable bacteria, hemolytic activity and selectivity, the purified peptides could be separated in two groups. First group, with warnericin RK as a leader, corresponds to the more hemolytic and bactericidal peptides. The peptides of the second group, represented by the PSM alpha from Staphylococcus epidermidis, appeared bacteriostatic and poorly hemolytic. (C) 2011 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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