Purification and specificity of bacteriolytic enzyme I from Hartmannella glebae

Upadhyay, J.; Mares, B.; Hemelt, D M; Rivet, P.

doi:10.1128/aem.33.1.1-5.1977

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Bacteriolytic activities of the free-living soil amoebae,Acanthamoeba castellanii, Acanthamoeba polyphaga andHartmannella vermiformis

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1995

Antonie van Leeuwenhoek

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Bacteriolytic activities of axenically grown free-living soil amoebae Acanthamoeba castellanii, Acanthamoeba polyphaga and Hartmannella vermiformis towards various Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria were determined. A spectrophotometric assay revealed that the specific bacteriolytic activities of both Acanthamoeba species were higher as those of the three Hartmannella strains. Bacillus megaterium, Bacillus subtilis, Chromatium vinosum, Micrococcus luteus and Pseudomonas fluorescens were more easily lysed than the other bacteria tested. Agrobacterium tumefaciens, Klebsiella aerogenes and Serratia marcescens were hardly affected at all by the amoebal bacteriolytic activities. Among the Gram-negative bacteria we observed differences in lysis sensitivity while the Gram-positive bacteria tested were sensitive to lysis. Isoelectric focusing (IEF) gel-electrophoresis in the pH range 3-10 was performed to separate the bacteriolytic isoenzymes of amoebae. Bacteriolytic patterns were shown by using an activity assay in which lysis bands were formed in the agar/bacteria gel-overlay. The activity assay revealed remarkable differences in typical banding patterns for bacteriolytic activities among amoebae. Distinct differences between typical pI points of bacteriolytic activities in Acanthamoeba and Hartmannella were shown. Bacteriolytic activities of Hartmannella were more pronounced and observed in the isoelectric points (pI) range of 4.0-9.3 while for Acanthamoeba the range was pI 4.5-8.9.

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