Garvicin KS, a Broad-Spectrum Bacteriocin Protects Zebrafish Larvae against Infection.

Int J Mol Sci

Department of Paraclinical Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Norwegian University of Life Sciences, P.O. Box 5003, 1433 Ås, Norway.

Published: March 2022

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  • Bacteriocins like Garvicin KS (GarKS) from cow milk show promise as alternatives to antibiotics by effectively inhibiting antibiotic-resistant bacteria, specifically against some fish pathogens.
  • GarKS inhibited several fish bacterial strains but had no effect on certain foodborne bacteria, demonstrating its selective antibacterial properties.
  • In tests, higher concentrations of GarKS had low toxicity and improved survival rates in zebrafish larvae, indicating its potential as a therapeutic agent for bacterial infections in aquaculture.

Article Abstract

Bacteriocins are emerging as a viable alternative to antibiotics due to their ability to inhibit growth or kill antibiotic resistant pathogens. Herein, we evaluated the ability of the bacteriocin Garvicin KS (GarKS) produced by KS1546 isolated from cow milk to inhibit the growth of fish and foodborne bacterial pathogens. We found that GarKS inhibited the growth of five fish strains isolated from infected trout and eels. Among fish pathogens, GarKS inhibited the growth of serotypes Ia and Ib, and but did not inhibit the growth of . In addition, it inhibited the growth of strain 6421 but not strain 6422 and . There was no inhibition of three foodborne bacterial species, namely , , and . In vitro cytotoxicity tests using different GarKS concentrations showed that the highest concentration of 33 µg/mL exhibited low cytotoxicity, while concentrations ≤3.3 µg/mL had no cytotoxicity on CHSE-214 and RTG-2 cells. In vivo tests showed that zebrafish larvae treated with 33 µg/mL and 3.3 µg/mL GarKS prior to challenge had 53% and 48% survival, respectively, while concentrations ≤0.33 µg/mL were nonprotective. Altogether, these data show that GarKS has a broad inhibitory spectrum against Gram positive and negative bacteria and that it has potential applications as a therapeutic agent for a wide range of bacterial pathogens. Thus, future studies should include clinical trials to test the efficacy of GarKS against various bacterial pathogens in farmed fish.

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