DETECTION OF ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY IN EXCRETORY SECRETORY PRODUCT OF ADULT TRICHURIS SUIS

摘要

The present invention provides a heat-stable and protease-resistant antibacterial activity in excretory-secretory products (ESP) of Trichuris suis. The antibacterial activity is not more than 10,000 MW; is resistant to boiling, trypsin, and pronase E; has a bactericidal mode of action; and is effective against Gram positive and Gram negative bacteria, including Escherichia coli, Campylobacter jejuni, Campylobactercoli , and Staphylococcus aureus . The antibacterial activity is useful in applications for killing or inhibiting the growth of microorganisms, in particular bacteria.