Inhibition of yeast Candida growth by protein antibiotic produced from Pseudomonas fluorescens BB2

The bacterial strain that was isolated from chinese cabbage rhizosphere, showed inhibition of yeast growth. This strain was identified as Pseudomonas fluorescens BB2 by API 20NE test and 16S rRNA gene sequence analysis. P. fluorescens BB2 strain produced antibiotics against yeast as a secondary metabolite effectively when the culture was carried out in YM medium with 3% glucose at $20^{\circ}C$. The protein antibiotic of BB2 strain which was concentrated by ammonium sulfate precipitation and n-butanol extraction inhibited the growth of yeast with the minimal inhibitory concentration of $10{\mu}g/ml$ against Candida albicans KCTC 7965, and the growth of yeast was completely inhibited at $80{\mu}g/ml$. The hydrophilic fraction of n-butanol extraction inhibited the growth of Bacillus cereus ATCC 21366, showed orange halo on chrome azurol S plate, which means the fraction contained iron chelating siderophore. The results of crystal violet uptake through the cell membrane showed that membrane permeability was increased about 9% than control, when the concentration of hydrophobic antibiotic against yeast C. albicans was $60{\mu}g/ml$. As a result, the antibiotic produced by P. fluorescens BB2 against yeast Candida is considered antimicrobial peptide, and this is the first report in the genus Pseudomonas.

Pseudomonas fluorescens BB2 균주가 생산하는 단백질성 항생물질에 의한 효모 Candida 생육 억제

효모의 생육을 억제하는 세균을 배추의 근권 토양에서 분리하였다. API 20NE test와 16S rRNA 유전자 염기서열 분석 결과 Pseudomonas fluorescens BB2로 동정되었다. P. fluorescens BB2 균주는 3%의 glucose가 포함된 YM 배지에서 $20^{\circ}C$로 배양하였을 때 효모에 대한 항생물질을 2차 대사산물로서 효과적으로 생산하였다. BB2 균주의 단백질성 항생물질은 ammonium sulfate에 의한 침전과 N-butanol 추출에 의해 농축되었으며, 효모의 생육을 억제하는데 Candida albicans KCTC 7965에 대한 minimal inhibitory concentration은 $10{\mu}g/ml$이었고, $80{\mu}g/ml$ 농도에서는 완전히 억제하였다. N-butanol 추출에 의한 친수성 분획은 Bacillus cereus ATCC 21366의 생육을 억제하였으며, chrome azurol S 평판배지에서 주황색 halo를 생성하므로 철과 결합하는 siderophore를 포함한다. 세포막을 통한 crystal violet의 흡수를 조사한 결과 효모 C. albicans에 대한 소수성 항생물질 $60{\mu}g/ml$의 농도에서는 대조군에 비해 막 투과성이 약 9% 증가하였다. P. fluorescens BB2 균주가 생산하는 항생물질은 효모 Candida의 생육을 억제하는 antimicrobial peptide의 일종으로 보이며, 이는 Pseudomonas 속에서는 처음으로 보고되는 것이다.