Table 4 Specific activities of homicorcin and nisin A.

From: A plant endophyte Staphylococcus hominis strain MBL_AB63 produces a novel lantibiotic, homicorcin and a position one variant

 

MIC (μM)

Indicator strain

Homicorcin

Nisin A

Staphylococcus simulans 22

2.34

0.39

Staphylococcus aureus SG511

6.25

0.39

Micrococcus luteus ATCC1856

4.69

0.78

Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)

36.0

12.5

Methicillin sensitive Staphylococcus aureus (MSSA1)

36.0

12.5

Escherichia coli DH5α

ND

ND

  1. ND is for indicator growth inhibition not detected at the highest concentration of peptides used.
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