Department of Life Science, Hiroshima Institute of Technology, Saeki-ku, Hiroshima, Japan.
Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2013 Apr;57(4):1948-51. doi: 10.1128/AAC.02604-12. Epub 2013 Jan 18.
Bacillus subtilis contains 10 rRNA (rrn) operons. We found that rRNA operon-engineered B. subtilis strain RIK543, with only the rrnO operon, is specifically hypersensitive to RNA polymerase inhibitors such as rifamycin SV and rifampin (80-fold and 20-fold, respectively). In pilot screening experiments, we found actinomycete isolates successfully at an incidence of 1.9% (18/945) that produced antibacterials that were detectable only with RIK543 as the test organism. Strain RIK543 may be a feasible test organism for the discovery of novel RNA polymerase inhibitors.
枯草芽孢杆菌含有 10 个 rRNA(rrn)操纵子。我们发现,仅 rrnO 操纵子工程化的枯草芽孢杆菌 RIK543 菌株对 RNA 聚合酶抑制剂如利福霉素 SV 和利福平(分别为 80 倍和 20 倍)特别敏感。在初步筛选实验中,我们发现放线菌分离物的成功发生率为 1.9%(18/945),这些分离物产生的抗生素只能用 RIK543 作为测试生物来检测。RIK543 菌株可能是发现新型 RNA 聚合酶抑制剂的可行测试生物。