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Pseudomonas aeruginosa, recognized for its biofilm production and secretion of virulence factors, posing a severe threat in areas such as clinical infections, food contamination, and marine biofouling. To address this, a new type of zinc-binding peptide (CSSP-Zn) was prepared from crimson snapper scales peptides (CSSP) and goslarite, and its antibacterial and anti-quorum-sensing activities toward P. aeruginosa PAO1 were exploited. Results indicated that CSSP-Zn induced planktonic strain PAO1 membrane injury via inhibiting expression levels of cell integrity genes, targeting microbial-specific membrane constituents, disrupting proton motive force, and causing metabolic disturbances. Meanwhile, CSSP-Zn decreased virulence factors pyocyanin, protease and rhamnolipid secretion, while considerably inhibiting quorum sensing-related genes (las, pqs and rhl) expression and decreasing bacterial abundance and pathogenicity in fish models. Moreover, CSSP-Zn not only effectively hindered biofilm formation but also disassembled preformed ones, thus disrupting biofilm topology. Taken together, utilizing food byproducts to obtain CSSP-Zn could help recycle food resources and provide insight into controlling planktonic and biofilm strain PAO1 contamination.
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FOOD SCIENCE AND HUMAN WELLNESS
Year: 2025
Issue: 9
Volume: 14
5 . 6 0 0
JCR@2023
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