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Holanda,M.L.; Melo,V.M.M.; Silva,L.M.C.M.; Amorim,R.C.N.; Pereira,M.G.; Benevides,N.M.B.. |
A lectin isolated from the red alga Solieria filiformis was evaluated for its effect on the growth of 8 gram-negative and 3 gram-positive bacteria cultivated in liquid medium (three independent experiments/bacterium). The lectin (500 µg/mL) stimulated the growth of the gram-positive species Bacillus cereus and inhibited the growth of the gram-negative species Serratia marcescens, Salmonella typhi, Klebsiella pneumoniae, Enterobacter aerogenes, Proteus sp, and Pseudomonas aeruginosa at 1000 µg/mL but the lectin (10-1000 µg/mL) had no effect on the growth of the gram-positive bacteria Staphylococcus aureus and B. subtilis, or on the gram-negative bacteria Escherichia coli and Salmonella typhimurium. The purified lectin significantly reduced the cell density... |
Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/other |
Palavras-chave: Red alga; Solieria filiformis; Human pathogenic bacteria; Lectin; Antibacterial activity; Klebsiella pneumoniae. |
Ano: 2005 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2005001200005 |
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