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7-O-malonyl macrolactin A, a new macrolactin antibiotic from Bacillus subtilis active against methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, vancomycin-resistant enterococci, and a small-colony variant of Burkholderia cepacia

  • Magally Romero-Tabarez
  • , Rolf Jansen
  • , Marita Sylla
  • , Heinrich Lünsdorf
  • , Susanne Häussler
  • , Dwi A Santosa
  • , Kenneth N Timmis
  • , Gabriella Molinari
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Abstract

We report here the discovery, isolation, and chemical and preliminary biological characterization of a new antibiotic compound, 7-O-malonyl macrolactin A (MMA), produced by a Bacillus subtilis soil isolate. MMA is a bacteriostatic antibiotic that inhibits a number of multidrug-resistant gram-positive bacterial pathogens, including methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, vancomycin-resistant enterococci, and a small-colony variant of Burkholderia cepacia. MMA-treated staphylococci and enterococci were pseudomulticellular and exhibited multiple asymmetric initiation points of septum formation, indicating that MMA may inhibit a cell division function.

OriginalsprogEngelsk
TidsskriftAntimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy
Vol/bind50
Udgave nummer5
Sider (fra-til)1701-9
Antal sider9
ISSN0066-4804
DOI
StatusUdgivet - maj 2006
Udgivet eksterntJa

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