J Korean Soc Microbiol.  1998 Feb;33(1):69-75.

Antibacterial Activity of an Antibiotic (K-681) from Streptomyces sp. 681 against Staphylococcus aureus

• Koh CM
• Shin WS
• Kim JB
• Yi DH

Abstract

The antimicrobial agents reduced infectious diseases significantly. However, antibiotic resistance has followed for almost every antimicrobial agent. Especially, Staphylococcus aureus was one of the most notorious for the multidrug resistance. Streptomyces sp. 681 has been selected for antibiotic-producing strain against methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) from 1,000 strains of Actinomycetales which had been isolated from soil. In antimicrobial susceptibility test, all of the test strains were susceptible to vancomycin. However, most strains of Staphylococcus aureus were found to be resistant to methicillin. Ninety eight (75%) strains out of 129 strains showed multiple resistance pattern to more than 5 antimicrobial agents. The MIC values of the purified antibiotic (K-681) were 1-32 ug/ml against Gram-positive bacteria compared to >128 ug/ml against Grarn-negative bacteria or fungi. The MIC was 8 ug/ml for 90% of the 129 clinical isolates of S. aureus. The antibiotic showed no cytotoxicity against P 388, HeLa, and S180 at the concentration of 500 ug/ml.

MeSH Terms

Actinomycetales
Anti-Infective Agents
Bacteria
Communicable Diseases
Drug Resistance, Microbial
Drug Resistance, Multiple
Fungi
Gram-Positive Bacteria
Methicillin
Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus
Soil
Staphylococcus aureus*
Staphylococcus*
Streptomyces*
Vancomycin
Anti-Infective Agents
Methicillin
Soil
Vancomycin