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ArticleNature communications2024

A bacteriocin expression platform for targeting pathogenic bacterial species.

Jack W Rutter, Linda Dekker, Chania Clare, Zoe F Slendebroek, Kimberley A Owen, Julie A K McDonald, Sean P Nair, Alex J H Fedorec, Chris P Barnes

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Article in Nature communications, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 16 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

16 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors.

Jack W Rutter *Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, University College London, London, UK.ORCID 0000-0003-3257-1521
Linda Dekker *Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, University College London, London, UK.ORCID 0000-0003-0031-8118
Chania ClareDepartment of Cell and Developmental Biology, University College London, London, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-5788-7453
Zoe F SlendebroekDepartment of Cell and Developmental Biology, University College London, London, UK.
Kimberley A OwenDepartment of Cell and Developmental Biology, University College London, London, UK.ORCID 0009-0009-0461-3238
Julie A K McDonaldCentre for Bacterial Resistance Biology, Department of Life Sciences, Imperial College London, London, UK.
Sean P NairDepartment of Microbial Diseases, UCL Eastman Dental Institute, University College London, London, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-4658-9661
Alex J H FedorecDepartment of Cell and Developmental Biology, University College London, London, UK.ORCID 0000-0003-0165-1705
Chris P BarnesDepartment of Cell and Developmental Biology, University College London, London, UK. christopher.barnes@ucl.ac.uk.ORCID 0000-0002-9459-1395

Funding

RCUK | Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) EP/W004674/1RCUK | Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) EP/X026892/1RCUK | Medical Research Council (MRC) MR/W025655/1
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Bacteriocins are antimicrobial peptides that are naturally produced by many bacteria. They hold great potential in the fight against antibiotic resistant bacteria, including ESKAPE pathogens. Engineered live biotherapeutic products (eLBPs) that secrete bacteriocins can be created to deliver targeted bacteriocin production. Here we develop a modular bacteriocin secretion platform that can be used to express and secrete multiple bacteriocins from non-pathogenic Escherichia coli host strains. As a proof of concept we create Enterocin A (EntA) and Enterocin B (EntB) secreting strains that show strong antimicrobial activity against Enterococcus faecalis and Enterococcus faecium in vitro, and characterise this activity in both solid culture and liquid co-culture. We then develop a Lotka-Volterra model that can be used to capture the interactions of these competitor strains. We show that simultaneous exposure to EntA and EntB can delay Enterococcus growth. Our system has the potential to be used as an eLBP to secrete additional bacteriocins for the targeted killing of pathogenic bacteria.

Indexed as

Anti-Bacterial AgentsBacteriocinsEnterococcus faecalisEnterococcus faeciumEscherichia coliCoculture TechniquesMicrobial Sensitivity TestsAnti-Bacterial AgentsBacteriocinsenterocin Aenterocin B

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PMID39068147
PMCPMC11283563

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