Comparative Activities of Cattle and Swine Platelet Microbicidal Proteins

Probiotics and Antimicrobial Proteins
Iuri B Ivanov, Viktor A Gritsenko

Abstract

The bactericidal activities of cattle and swine platelet microbicidal proteins (PMPs) with their comparison with human PMP were studied. Activities of PMP were tested against Bacillus subtilis, Bacillus cereus, Staphylococcus aureus, Staphylococcus epidermidis, Micrococcus lysodeikticus and Escherichia coli. B. subtilis and B. cereus were high susceptible to PMP at very low concentrations. Of the gram-positive cocci studied, M. lysodeikticus and S. aureus were the most, and S. epidermidis the least, susceptible. E. coli was found to be relatively resistant to the lethal action of all PMP. The findings of this study confirm that the existence of antimicrobial peptides is conserved among mammalian platelets.

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Apr 14, 2012·Indian Journal of Pathology & Microbiology·Muhammad Azrul ZabidiZainoodin Sheik Abdul Kader
Jun 6, 2015·Probiotics and Antimicrobial Proteins·Sergey A MiroshnikovIuri B Ivanov
Oct 29, 2014·Probiotics and Antimicrobial Proteins·Alexey S VasilchenkoMaria V Sycheva
Oct 17, 2019·Microbial Drug Resistance : MDR : Mechanisms, Epidemiology, and Disease·Abbas TanhaeianTayebeh Zeinali

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