Anti-Listeria Activities of Galleria mellonella Hemolymph Proteins

作者:Mukherjee Krishnendu; Abu Mraheil Mobarak; Silva Silke; Mueller Daniela; Cemic Franz; Hemberger Juergen; Hain Torsten; Vilcinskas Andreas*; Chakraborty Trinad
来源:Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 2011, 77(12): 4237-4240.
DOI:10.1128/AEM.02435-10

摘要

We report the use of antimicrobial hemolymph proteins from the model host Galleria mellonella as an inhibitor for various Listeria strains, providing a novel source for antilisterial therapeutics. We also have shown that specific virulence-associated genes known to mediate antimicrobial resistance of Listeria in mammalian models indicated a similar function in Galleria.