Class III bacteriocin Helveticin-M causes sublethal damage on target cells through impairment of cell wall and membrane |
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Authors: | Zhilan Sun Xiaomeng Wang Xinxiao Zhang Haihong Wu Ye Zou Pengpeng Li Chong Sun Weimin Xu Fang Liu Daoying Wang |
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Institution: | 1.Institute of Agricultural Products Processing,Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences,Nanjing,People’s Republic of China;2.Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center of Meat Production and Processing, Quality and Safety Control,Nanjing,People’s Republic of China |
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Abstract: | Helveticin-M, a novel Class III bacteriocin produced by Lactobacillus crispatus exhibited an antimicrobial activity against Staphylococcus aureus, S. saprophyticus, and Enterobacter cloacae. To understand how Helveticin-M injured target cells, Helveticin-M was cloned and heterologously expressed in Escherichia coli. Subsequently, the cell wall organization and cell membrane integrity of target cells were determined. The mechanism of cellular damage differed according to bacterial species. Based on morphology analysis, Helveticin-M disrupted the cell wall of Gram-positive bacteria and disorganized the outer membrane of Gram-negative bacteria, therefore, altering surface structure. Helveticin-M also disrupted the inner membrane, as confirmed by leakage of intracellular ATP from cells and depolarization of membrane potential of target bacteria. Based on cell population analysis, Helveticin-M treatment caused the increase of cell membrane permeability, but the cytosolic enzymes were not influenced, indicating that it was the sublethal injury. Therefore, the mode of Helveticin-M action is bacteriostatic rather than bactericidal. |
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