Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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2090903 | Journal of Microbiological Methods | 2008 | 7 Pages |
Abstract
Our approach was validated by screening a synthetic oligonucleotide library expressed in Escherichia coli. A random oligonucleotide library, containing inserts of up to 75 nucleotides in length was constructed and expressed in E. coli. From a potential pool of 100Â 000 peptides, in a single round of screening, three were found to be antimicrobial: L1, L3, and L8. Peptide L1 was shown to have a concentration-dependent bactericidal effect against Gram-negative E. coli and moderate biostatic activity against the Gram-positive bacteria Listeria monocytogenes. L8 was found to have bacteriostatic, and possibly bactericidal effect against E. coli, Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Salmonella typhimurium. These results validated this high throughput AMP identification assay based on filter bound colony array libraries and vital dye inclusion.
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Authors
E. Loit, K. Wu, X. Cheng, M.T. Hincke, I. Altosaar,