Recently, various insect secretions have been tested as possible antimicrobial agents. In beetles, these secretions are essentially products of various exocrine glands, of which particular emphasis is on pygidial glands that are common for the suborder Adephaga. The antimicrobial potential of the pygidial gland secretion isolated from the adults of Calosoma sycophanta against human pathogens has been tested and compared with the potential of other carabid species, particularly within the tribe Carabini. The antimicrobial assay includes a microdilution method which was applied in order to determine the minimal inhibitory, minimal fungicidal and minimal bactericidal concentrations. It has been tested the effect of the secretion against eight strains of fungal and eight strains of bacterial species. The secretion sample of the tested carabid species has shown statistically significant antifungal effect against all strains of treated micromycetes, the highest in comparison with previously ...tested carabids (Carabus spp., Laemostenus punctatus and Abax parallelepipedus). Aspergillus versicolor proved to be the most sensitive micromycete, while the remaining seven fungal strains have shown the same level of sensibility. In comparison with commercial mycotics ketoconazole and bifonazole, applied as positive controls, the tested secretion showed much higher antifungal activity for all fungal strains. Antibacterial effect has been manifested only against one bacterial strain (Escherichia coli), contrary to other previously studied carabid species. These observations might have a significant impact on the ecological domain and possible purpose in biomedical studies and applications in the future. Additionally, morpho-histology of the pygidial glands of C. sycophanta is investigated and discussed.
TY - JOUR
AU - Nenadic, Marija
AU - Soković, Marina
AU - Glamočlija, Jasmina
AU - Ćirić, Ana D.
AU - Peric-Mataruga, Vesna
AU - Ilijin, Larisa
AU - Tešević, Vele
AU - Todosijević, Marina
AU - Vujisić, Ljubodrag V.
AU - Vesović, Nikola
AU - Ćurčić, Srećko
PY - 2017
UR - https://cherry.chem.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/2381
AB - Recently, various insect secretions have been tested as possible antimicrobial agents. In beetles, these secretions are essentially products of various exocrine glands, of which particular emphasis is on pygidial glands that are common for the suborder Adephaga. The antimicrobial potential of the pygidial gland secretion isolated from the adults of Calosoma sycophanta against human pathogens has been tested and compared with the potential of other carabid species, particularly within the tribe Carabini. The antimicrobial assay includes a microdilution method which was applied in order to determine the minimal inhibitory, minimal fungicidal and minimal bactericidal concentrations. It has been tested the effect of the secretion against eight strains of fungal and eight strains of bacterial species. The secretion sample of the tested carabid species has shown statistically significant antifungal effect against all strains of treated micromycetes, the highest in comparison with previously tested carabids (Carabus spp., Laemostenus punctatus and Abax parallelepipedus). Aspergillus versicolor proved to be the most sensitive micromycete, while the remaining seven fungal strains have shown the same level of sensibility. In comparison with commercial mycotics ketoconazole and bifonazole, applied as positive controls, the tested secretion showed much higher antifungal activity for all fungal strains. Antibacterial effect has been manifested only against one bacterial strain (Escherichia coli), contrary to other previously studied carabid species. These observations might have a significant impact on the ecological domain and possible purpose in biomedical studies and applications in the future. Additionally, morpho-histology of the pygidial glands of C. sycophanta is investigated and discussed.
PB - Springer, New York
T2 - Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology
T1 - The pygidial gland secretion of the forest caterpillar hunter, Calosoma (Calosoma) sycophanta: the antimicrobial properties against human pathogens
VL - 101
IS - 3
SP - 977
EP - 985
DO - 10.1007/s00253-016-8082-7
UR - Kon_3197
ER -
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author = "Nenadic, Marija and Soković, Marina and Glamočlija, Jasmina and Ćirić, Ana D. and Peric-Mataruga, Vesna and Ilijin, Larisa and Tešević, Vele and Todosijević, Marina and Vujisić, Ljubodrag V. and Vesović, Nikola and Ćurčić, Srećko",
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abstract = "Recently, various insect secretions have been tested as possible antimicrobial agents. In beetles, these secretions are essentially products of various exocrine glands, of which particular emphasis is on pygidial glands that are common for the suborder Adephaga. The antimicrobial potential of the pygidial gland secretion isolated from the adults of Calosoma sycophanta against human pathogens has been tested and compared with the potential of other carabid species, particularly within the tribe Carabini. The antimicrobial assay includes a microdilution method which was applied in order to determine the minimal inhibitory, minimal fungicidal and minimal bactericidal concentrations. It has been tested the effect of the secretion against eight strains of fungal and eight strains of bacterial species. The secretion sample of the tested carabid species has shown statistically significant antifungal effect against all strains of treated micromycetes, the highest in comparison with previously tested carabids (Carabus spp., Laemostenus punctatus and Abax parallelepipedus). Aspergillus versicolor proved to be the most sensitive micromycete, while the remaining seven fungal strains have shown the same level of sensibility. In comparison with commercial mycotics ketoconazole and bifonazole, applied as positive controls, the tested secretion showed much higher antifungal activity for all fungal strains. Antibacterial effect has been manifested only against one bacterial strain (Escherichia coli), contrary to other previously studied carabid species. These observations might have a significant impact on the ecological domain and possible purpose in biomedical studies and applications in the future. Additionally, morpho-histology of the pygidial glands of C. sycophanta is investigated and discussed.",
publisher = "Springer, New York",
journal = "Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology",
title = "The pygidial gland secretion of the forest caterpillar hunter, Calosoma (Calosoma) sycophanta: the antimicrobial properties against human pathogens",
volume = "101",
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Nenadic, M., Soković, M., Glamočlija, J., Ćirić, A. D., Peric-Mataruga, V., Ilijin, L., Tešević, V., Todosijević, M., Vujisić, L. V., Vesović, N.,& Ćurčić, S.. (2017). The pygidial gland secretion of the forest caterpillar hunter, Calosoma (Calosoma) sycophanta: the antimicrobial properties against human pathogens. in Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology
Springer, New York., 101(3), 977-985.
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00253-016-8082-7
Kon_3197
Nenadic M, Soković M, Glamočlija J, Ćirić AD, Peric-Mataruga V, Ilijin L, Tešević V, Todosijević M, Vujisić LV, Vesović N, Ćurčić S. The pygidial gland secretion of the forest caterpillar hunter, Calosoma (Calosoma) sycophanta: the antimicrobial properties against human pathogens. in Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology. 2017;101(3):977-985.
doi:10.1007/s00253-016-8082-7
Kon_3197 .
Nenadic, Marija, Soković, Marina, Glamočlija, Jasmina, Ćirić, Ana D., Peric-Mataruga, Vesna, Ilijin, Larisa, Tešević, Vele, Todosijević, Marina, Vujisić, Ljubodrag V., Vesović, Nikola, Ćurčić, Srećko, "The pygidial gland secretion of the forest caterpillar hunter, Calosoma (Calosoma) sycophanta: the antimicrobial properties against human pathogens" in Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology, 101, no. 3 (2017):977-985,
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00253-016-8082-7 .,
Kon_3197 .
