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Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) has become a worrisome superbug, due to its wide distribution and multidrug resistance. To characterize effects of a newly identified plantaricin GZ1-27 on MRSA, transcriptomic and proteomic profiling of MRSA strain ATCC43300 was performed in response to sub-MIC (16 μg/mL) plantaricin GZ1-27 stress. In total, 1090 differentially expressed genes (padj < 0.05) and 418 differentially expressed proteins (fold change > 1.2, p < 0.05) were identified. Centralized protein expression clusters were predicted in biological functions (biofilm formation, DNA replication and repair, and heat-shock) and metabolic pathways (purine metabolism, amino acid metabolism, and biosynthesis of secondary metabolites). Moreover, a capacity of inhibition MRSA biofilm formation and killing biofilm cells were verified using crystal violet staining, scanning electron microscopy, and confocal laser-scanning microscopy. These findings yielded comprehensive new data regarding responses induced by plantaricin and could inform evidence-based methods to mitigate MRSA biofilm formation.
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Du, H., Zhou, L., Lu, Z. et al. Transcriptomic and proteomic profiling response of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) to a novel bacteriocin, plantaricin GZ1-27 and its inhibition of biofilm formation. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 104, 7957–7970 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00253-020-10589-w
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