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ArticleScientific reports2022

Antiprotozoal activity of different Xenorhabdus and Photorhabdus bacterial secondary metabolites and identification of bioactive compounds using the easyPACId approach.

Sebnem Hazal Gulsen, Evren Tileklioglu, Edna Bode, Harun Cimen, Hatice Ertabaklar, Derya Ulug, Sema Ertug, Sebastian L Wenski, Mustapha Touray, Canan Hazir and 4 more

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Article in Scientific reports, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 14 papers.

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14 citing papers in PubMed, 34 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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14 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Sebnem Hazal GulsenDepartment of Biology, Faculty of Arts and Science, Aydin Adnan Menderes University, Aydin, Türkiye.
Evren TilekliogluDepartment of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, Aydin Adnan Menderes University, Aydin, Türkiye.
Edna BodeMax-Planck-Institute for Terrestrial Microbiology Department, Natural Products in Organismic Interactions, Karl-von-Frisch-Str. 10, 35043, Marburg, Germany.
Harun CimenDepartment of Biology, Faculty of Arts and Science, Aydin Adnan Menderes University, Aydin, Türkiye.
Hatice ErtabaklarDepartment of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, Aydin Adnan Menderes University, Aydin, Türkiye.
Derya UlugDepartment of Biology, Faculty of Arts and Science, Aydin Adnan Menderes University, Aydin, Türkiye.
Sema ErtugDepartment of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, Aydin Adnan Menderes University, Aydin, Türkiye.
Sebastian L WenskiMax-Planck-Institute for Terrestrial Microbiology Department, Natural Products in Organismic Interactions, Karl-von-Frisch-Str. 10, 35043, Marburg, Germany.
Mustapha TourayDepartment of Biology, Faculty of Arts and Science, Aydin Adnan Menderes University, Aydin, Türkiye.
Canan HazirAydin Health Services Vocational School, Aydin Adnan Menderes University, 09100, Aydin, Türkiye.
Duygu Kaya BilecenogluFaculty of Health Science, Aydin Adnan Menderes University, 09100, Aydin, Türkiye.
Ibrahim YildizDepartment of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, Aydin Adnan Menderes University, Aydin, Türkiye.
Helge B BodeMax-Planck-Institute for Terrestrial Microbiology Department, Natural Products in Organismic Interactions, Karl-von-Frisch-Str. 10, 35043, Marburg, Germany. helge.bode@mpi-marburg.mpg.de.
Selcuk HazirDepartment of Biology, Faculty of Arts and Science, Aydin Adnan Menderes University, Aydin, Türkiye. selcuk.hazir@gmail.com.
Adnan Menderes University · TRMax Planck Institute for Terrestrial Microbiology · DEGoethe University Frankfurt · DE

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Natural products have been proven to be important starting points for the development of new drugs. Bacteria in the genera Photorhabdus and Xenorhabdus produce antimicrobial compounds as secondary metabolites to compete with other organisms. Our study is the first comprehensive study screening the anti-protozoal activity of supernatants containing secondary metabolites produced by 5 Photorhabdus and 22 Xenorhabdus species against human parasitic protozoa, Acanthamoeba castellanii, Entamoeba histolytica, Trichomonas vaginalis, Leishmania tropica and Trypanosoma cruzi, and the identification of novel bioactive antiprotozoal compounds using the easyPACId approach (easy Promoter Activated Compound Identification) method. Though not in all species, both bacterial genera produce antiprotozoal compounds effective on human pathogenic protozoa. The promoter exchange mutants revealed that antiprotozoal bioactive compounds produced by Xenorhabdus bacteria were fabclavines, xenocoumacins, xenorhabdins and PAX peptides. Among the bacteria assessed, only P. namnaoensis appears to have acquired amoebicidal property which is effective on E. histolytica trophozoites. These discovered antiprotozoal compounds might serve as starting points for the development of alternative and novel pharmaceutical agents against human parasitic protozoa in the future.

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Antiprotozoal AgentsEntamoeba histolyticaPhotorhabdusTrypanosoma cruziXenorhabdusHumansAntiprotozoal Agents

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PMID35750682
PMCPMC9232601
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