Table 1 Antimicrobial activity of Ds-defensin
From: Molecular characterization of a defensin gene from a hard tick, Dermacentor silvarum
Strain of microbes | MIC (μM) |
|---|---|
Gram-positive bacteria | |
Bacillus pumilus (CMCC63202) | 1 |
Staphylococcus aureus (CMCC26003) | 20 |
Micrococcus luteus (CMCC63202) | 50 |
Mycobacterium bovis (carbenicillin-resistant) | 20 |
Gram-negative bacteria | |
Salmonella typhimurium (CVCC542) | >50 |
Pseudomonas aeruginosa (CVCC2000) | >50 |
Escherichia coli (CMCC44103) | no effect |
Fungus | |
Candida albicans (CAU0037) | >50 |