In vitro activity of the killer toxin from the yeast hansenula anomala against some different microorganisms

ABSTRACT

The killer toxin of Hansenula anomala showed killer activity toward some different microrganisms. The killer toxin produced by this species was purified. This toxin inhibited completely the growth of 2 species of yeasts,. Candida albicans, and CKefyr; three species of dermatophytes, Microsporum gypseum, M. Canis and Trichophyton mentagrophytes; and 2 species of moulds Fusarium solani and Aspergillus terreus tested at concentrations 100 ul/ml or less. The minimum inhibitory concentration [MIC] of the killer toxin against Candida guilliermondii and C. parapsilosis tested was 20 ul/ml or more. [MIC] of the killer toxin against, M. audoiunii, Sepedomium chrysospermun and Penicillium Coryophilum tested was 60 ul/ml or more. Finally the [MIC] of this killer toxin against the following bacterial strains Proteus Vulgaris. Staphylococcus aureus, Salmonella typh, E. coli and Rhizobium legumnosarum tested was 25 ul/ml or more. But the [MIC] of this toxin against the two species of Bacillus subtilus and Pseudomonas areuginosa was 50 ul/ml or more. In this paper we found that the purified H. anomala killer toxin used for the determination the [MIC] of a wide range of yeasts, moulds and bacteria including a number of important species