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Revista argentina de microbiología

Print version ISSN 0325-7541On-line version ISSN 1851-7617

Abstract

DESHMUKH, Rehan; CHALASANI, Ajay Ghosh  and  ROY, Utpal. Ultrastructural changes in methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) induced by a novel cyclic peptide ASP-1 from Bacillus subtilis: A scanning electron microscopy (SEM) study. Rev. argent. microbiol. [online]. 2021, vol.53, n.4, pp.31-40. ISSN 0325-7541.

Increasing antimicrobial resistance amongStaphylococcus aureusnecessitates a new antimicrobial with a different site of action. We have isolated a novel cyclic peptide-1 (ASP-1) fromBacillussubtiliswith potent activity against methicillin-resistantS. aureus(MRSA) at a minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) of 8-64μg/ml. Scanning electron micrographs demonstrated drastic changes in the cellular architecture of ASP-1 treated cells ofS. aureusATCC 29213 and an MRSA clinical isolate at MICs, with damages to the cell wall, membrane lysis and probable leakage of cytoplasmic contents at minimum bactericidal concentrations. The ultrastructure alterations induced by ASP-1 have also been compared with those of oxacillin-treated MRSA cells at its MIC using scanning electron microscopy.

Keywords : AMP; ASP MRSA Mode of action SEM.

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