Phage Lysin LysK Can Be Truncated to Its CHAP Domain and Retain Lytic Activity against Live Antibiotic-Resistant Staphylococci

被引:137
作者
Horgan, Marianne [2 ]
O'Flynn, Gary [2 ]
Garry, Jennifer [3 ]
Cooney, Jakki [4 ]
Coffey, Aidan [3 ]
Fitzgerald, Gerald F. [2 ,5 ]
Ross, R. Paul [1 ,5 ]
McAuliffe, Olivia
机构
[1] TEAGASC, Moorepark Food Res Ctr, Ctr Biotechnol, Fermoy, Cork, Ireland
[2] Natl Univ Ireland Univ Coll Cork, Cork, Ireland
[3] Cork Inst Technol, Dept Biol Sci, Cork, Ireland
[4] Univ Limerick, Dept Life Sci, Mat & Surface Sci Inst, Limerick, Ireland
[5] Natl Univ Ireland Univ Coll Cork, Alimentary Pharmabiot Ctr, Cork, Ireland
关键词
ACUTE MYOCARDIAL-INFARCTION; GROUP-B STREPTOCOCCI; BACILLUS-ANTHRACIS; ENZYME CPL-1; BACTERIOPHAGE; AUREUS; ENDOLYSIN; PNEUMONIAE; STREPTOKINASE; ELIMINATION;
D O I
10.1128/AEM.01831-08
中图分类号
Q81 [生物工程学(生物技术)]; Q93 [微生物学];
学科分类号
071005 [微生物学]; 090105 [作物生产系统与生态工程];
摘要
A truncated derivative of the phage endolysin LysK containing only the CHAP ( cysteine- and histidine-dependent amidohydrolase/peptidase) domain exhibited lytic activity against live clinical staphylococcal isolates, including methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus. This is the first known report of a truncated phage lysin which retains high lytic activity against live staphylococcal cells.
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页码:872 / 874
页数:3
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