Search
- Page Path
-
HOME
> Search
Journal Articles
- Antimicrobial Efficacy of Allium cepa and Zingiber officinale Against the Milk‑Borne Pathogen Listeria monocytogenes
-
Abirami Arasu , Nagaram Prabha , Durga Devi , Praveen Kumar Issac , Khaloud Mohammed Alarjani , Dunia A. Al Farraj , Reem A. Aljeidi , Dina S. Hussein , Magesh Mohan , Jehad Zuhair Tayyeb , Ajay Guru , Jesu Arockiaraj
-
J. Microbiol. 2023;61(11):993-1011. Published online December 4, 2023
-
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12275-023-00086-w
-
-
Abstract
- Listeria monocytogenes is an important food-borne pathogen that causes listeriosis and has a high case fatality rate despite
its low incidence. Medicinal plants and their secondary metabolites have been identified as potential antibacterial substances,
serving as replacements for synthetic chemical compounds. The present studies emphasize two significant medicinal plants,
Allium cepa and Zingiber officinale, and their efficacy against L. monocytogenes. Firstly, a bacterial isolate was obtained
from milk and identified through morphology and biochemical reactions. The species of the isolate were further confirmed
through 16S rRNA analysis. Furthermore, polar solvents such as methanol and ethanol were used for the extraction of secondary
metabolites from A. cepa and Z. officinale. Crude phytochemical components were identified using phytochemical
tests, FTIR, and GC–MS. Moreover, the antibacterial activity of the crude extract and its various concentrations were tested
against L. monocytogenes. Among all, A. cepa in methanolic extracts showed significant inhibitory activity. Since, the A.
cepa for methanolic crude extract was used to perform autography to assess its bactericidal activity. Subsequently, molecular
docking was performed to determine the specific compound inhibition. The docking results revealed that four compounds
displayed strong binding affinity with the virulence factor Listeriolysin-O of L. monocytogenes. Based on the above results,
it can be concluded that the medicinal plant A. cepa has potential antibacterial effects against L. monocytogenes, particularly
targeting its virulence.
- Tubulysins are Essential for the Preying of Ciliates by Myxobacteria
-
Uisang Yu , Jiha Kim , Seohui Park , Kyungyun Cho
-
J. Microbiol. 2023;61(6):627-632. Published online June 14, 2023
-
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12275-023-00056-2
-
-
3
View
-
0
Download
-
4
Citations
-
Abstract
- Tubulysins are bioactive secondary metabolites produced by myxobacteria that promote microtubule disassembly. Microtubules
are required for protozoa such as Tetrahymena to form cilia and flagella. To study the role of tubulysins in myxobacteria,
we co-cultured myxobacteria and Tetrahymena. When 4000 Tetrahymena thermophila and 5.0 × 108
myxobacteria were
added to 1 ml of CYSE medium and co-cultured for 48 h, the population of T. thermophila increased to more than 75,000.
However, co-culturing tubulysin-producing myxobacteria, including Archangium gephyra KYC5002, with T. thermophila
caused the population of T. thermophila to decrease from 4000 to less than 83 within 48 h. Almost no dead bodies of T.
thermophila were observed in the culture medium. Co-culturing of T. thermophila and the A. gephyra KYC5002 strain with
inactivation of the tubulysin biosynthesis gene led to the population of T. thermophila increasing to 46,667. These results
show that in nature, most myxobacteria are preyed upon by T. thermophila, but some myxobacteria prey on and kill T. thermophila
using tubulysins. Adding purified tubulysin A to T. thermophila changed the cell shape from ovoid to spherical and
caused cell surface cilia to disappear.
TOP