Antimicrobial spectrum determination of the K5 type yeast killer protein on bacteria causing skin infections and its cell killing activity

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Some yeast strains secrete extracellular polypeptide toxins known to have potential growth inhibitory activity on sensitive yeast cells. These yeast strains are known as killer yeasts and their toxins are named as killer toxins or killer proteins. Yeast killer proteins are found inhibitory to Gram-positive bacteria in several studies which were based on microbial interactions of the producer strains tested with sensitive strains. K5 type yeast killer protein produced by Pichia anomala NCYC 434 was previously purified and characterized in our laboratory. The protein is glycosilated and has a pI value of 3,7 and molecular mass of 49 kDa, with exo β-1,3-glucanase activity. Antibacterial activity of the pure K5 type yeast killer protein was tested against 19 clinical isolates of gram-positive bacteria causing skin infections and 2 quality control strains and found to have inhibitory activity on the isolates of Methicillin-sensitive Staphylococcus aureus (MSSA) and Enterococcus faecium. Toxin MIC and MBC ranges were 32 - 256 g/ml and 64 - >512 g/ml respectively. Cell killing analysis revealed that toxin has a bacteriostatic activity and the inhibitory effect starts between 8. and 12. hours. Regrowth of the bacteria is retarded with the increased dose of the toxin. K5 type yeast killer protein might be used as a topical antibacterial agent with its bacteriostatic activity for skin and wound infections caused by MSSA and Enterococcus faecium with appropriate formulation studies upon the antibacterial spectrum determination of the toxin in this study.

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T. Gönen, “Antimicrobial spectrum determination of the K5 type yeast killer protein on bacteria causing skin infections and its cell killing activity,” M.S. - Master of Science, Middle East Technical University, 2006.