Table 1 Antibacterial activities of lFVII, polymyxin B and meropenem against a range of Gram-negative bacteria

From: Coagulation factors VII, IX and X are effective antibacterial proteins against drug-resistant Gram-negative bacteria

Bacterial type

Code/name

lFVII (nM)

Polymyxin B (nM)

Meropenem (nM)

MHB

TBS

MHB

TBS

MHB

TBS

A. baumannii

ATCC 19606

462.49 ± 66.55

10.23 ± 2.22

422.57 + 115.25

1843.94 ± 76.83

453.70 ± 3.43

>450,000

K. peneumoniae

ATCC 4352

409.63 ± 34.01

9.84 ± 3.44

514.77 + 184.39

1690.28 ± 153.66

460.56 ± 19.43

>450,000

P. aeruginosa

ATCC 27853

411.46 ± 13.93

15.26 ± 4.41

457.14 + 157.50

3726.30 ± 268.91

811.41 ± 102.85

>450,000

E. cloacae

Y1

449.01 ± 37.59

12.59 ± 0.17

414.89 + 107.56

1613.45 ± 76.83

342.85 ± 114.28

>450,000

P. aeruginosa

PA3 (XDR)

449.01 ± 37.59

12.59 ± 0.17

418.73 ± 119.09

2185.84 ± 733.73

NT

NT

P. aeruginosa

PA4 (XDR)

528.27 ± 164.03

12.00 ± 0.19

422.57 ± 107.56

2381.76 ± 845.14

NT

NT

A. baumannii

Ab3 (XDR)

373.01 ± 21.87

4.27 ± 1.38

145.98 ± 53.78

1759.43 ± 145.98

NT

NT

A. baumannii

Ab5 (XDR)

874.06 ± 16.33

7.67 ± 2.82

276.59 ± 46.10

3518.85 ± 215.13

NT

NT

A. baumannii

Ab16 (XDR)

363.38 ± 3.72

3.25 ± 0.33

145.98 ± 46.10

1805.53 ± 268.91

NT

NT

A. baumannii

Ab18 (XDR)

375.23 ± 2.62

4.66 ± 1.58

145.98 ± 38.42

1567.35 ± 84.51

NT

NT

A. baumannii

Ab30 (XDR)

413.65 ± 41.20

5.13 ± 2.00

138.30 ± 30.73

1982.24 ± 61.46

NT

NT

A. baumannii

Ab35 (XDR)

374.03 ± 10.54

5.00 ± 1.91

149.05 ± 4.61

1528.93 ± 69.15

NT

NT

A. baumannii

Ab42 (XDR)

401.26 ± 43.51

4.01 ± 0.95

142.14 ± 34.57

1759.43 ± 7.68

NT

NT

A. baumannii

Ab46 (XDR)

377.36 ± 4.72

3.49 ± 0.55

130.61 ± 53.78

1882.36 ± 345.74

NT

NT

A. baumannii

Ab48 (XDR)

365.30 ± 5.52

3.35 ± 0.32

130.61 ± 46.10

2593.04 ± 1018.01

NT

NT

  1. The MBC value is defined as the minimum drug concentration that causes quantitative bacterial cell death; further details are provided in Materials and Methods. All data are expressed as means ± SD (n = 4); NT, not tested. Bacteria with ATCC code were obtained from American Type Culture Collection; the other tested bacteria are clinical isolates obtained from a hospital in Sichuan, China