China Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Medicine ›› 2024, Vol. 51 ›› Issue (5): 2237-2244.doi: 10.16431/j.cnki.1671-7236.2024.05.044

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Antimicrobial Mechanism of Antimicrobial Peptide LL-1 Against Klebsiella pneumoniae ATCC 700603

LIAN Kaiqi1,2,3, WANG Yuhang1, ZENG Yajing1, ZHOU Lingling1,3, ZHANG Yuanchen4, ZHANG Mingliang1,3, ZHANG Gaiping2, WANG Shuangshan1,3   

  1. 1. School of Biotechnology and Food Science, Anyang Institute of Technology, Anyang 455000, China;
    2. College of Veterinary Medicine, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou 450046, China;
    3. Henan Joint International Research Laboratory of Veterinary Biologics Research and Application, Anyang 455000, China;
    4. Taihang Mountain Forest Pests Observation and Research Station of Henan Province, Linzhou 456550, China
  • Received:2023-10-13 Online:2024-05-05 Published:2024-04-28

Abstract: 【Objective】 This experiment was aimed to study the antibacterial effect and mechanism of a novel antibacterial peptide LL-1.【Method】 The minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) of antibacterial peptide LL-1 against Klebsiella pneumoniae was detected,and the in vitro antibacterial effect of antibacterial peptide LL-1 against Klebsiella pneumoniae was evaluated through the antibacterial curve.Leakage of alkaline phosphatase (ALP),β-galactosidase,nucleic acid and protein were determined to evaluate the effect of antibacterial peptide LL-1 on the cell membrane and cell wall of Klebsiella pneumoniae.The binding of antibacterial peptide LL-1 to Klebsiella pneumoniae DNA was detected by nucleic acid gel electrophoresis.The effect of antibacterial peptide LL-1 on the morphology of Klebsiella pneumoniae was observed through scanning electron microscopy.【Result】 Antibacterial peptide LL-1 had good antibacterial activity against Klebsiella pneumoniae,with a MIC of 50 μg/mL.The antibacterial curve showed that 2 MIC of antibacterial peptide LL-1 could completely inhibit the growth of Klebsiella pneumoniae within 6 h.Antibacterial peptide LL-1 led to the leakage of ALP and β-galactosidase of Klebsiella pneumoniae,and 1/4 MIC of antibacterial peptide LL-1 resulted in a extremely significantly higher leakage rate than the control group(P<0.01).The detection of nucleic acid and protein leakage further confirmed that antibacterial peptide LL-1 might cause the efflux of intracellular contents in Klebsiella pneumoniae.In addition,antibacterial peptide LL-1 could bind to the DNA of Klebsiella pneumoniae.The results of scanning electron microscope observation suggested that antibacterial peptide LL-1 caused the surface of Klebsiella pneumoniae to become rough,bacterial deformation.【Conclusion】 The results showed that antibacterial peptide LL-1 increased the permeability of the cell wall and membrane in Klebsiella pneumoniae,and bound with the DNA of Klebsiella pneumoniae,and thus exerted antibacterial effects.This would lay the foundation for in-depth research on the antibacterial mechanism of antibacterial peptide LL-1 against Klebsiella pneumoniae.

Key words: antimicrobial peptide; Klebsiella pneumoniae; antimicrobial mechanism; cell wall; cell membrane

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