Anti‐MRSA and Clot Lysis Activities of Pestalotiopsis Microspora Isolated from Dillenia Pentagyna Roxb
Journal of basic microbiology(2022)
Abstract
There is an urgent call to search for novel natural compounds against developing multidrug-resistant microorganisms. The present work focuses on the characterization of a plant-associated fungus having bioactivity against methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) strains. A fungal strain P31 was isolated from bark of Dillenia pentagyna and identified as Pestalotiopsis microspora. The maximum anti-MRSA activity was observed from extract of P31 grown in sabouraud dextrose broth. The minimum inhibitory concentrations (MIC) values of P31 extract were 14 mu g/ml for methicillin-sensitive S. aureus (MSSA) and 32 mu g/ml for MRSA strain, respectively. A crude P31 extract showed strong bactericidal activity by killing all treated MRSA cells within 24 h of treatment at their respective MIC value. A scanning electron microscopic study visualized morphological damage of MRSA cells. The membrane permeability of P31 extract-treated MRSA cells gradually increased which caused release of internal cytoplasmic nucleic acids, proteins and potassium ions (K+) from cells suggesting cell lysis or leakage from cells. A very low concentration of P31 extract was able to inhibit biofilm formed by MRSA cells. Thin layer chromatographic separation followed by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry analysis of the P31 extract revealed a number of antimicrobial compounds along with an anti-MRSA compound 2,4-di-tert-butylphenol. In addition, the P31 extract also showed in-vitro human blood clot lysis activity at various concentrations. The clot lysis activity of P31 extract was found maximum at 500 mu g/ml. These findings suggest that fungal isolate P31 has potential as a source of anti-MRSA compounds useful in staph infections.
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Key words
antibiofilm,antimicrobial,drug resistance,endophyte,Staphylococcus aureus
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