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Jayakumar, J.; Kumar, V.A.; Biswas, L.; Biswas, R.
Journal of applied microbiology, September 2021, Volume: 131, Issue: 3Journal Article
Staphylococcus aureus, an opportunistic pathogen, causes diverse community and nosocomial‐acquired human infections, including folliculitis, impetigo, sepsis, septic arthritis, endocarditis, osteomyelitis, implant‐associated biofilm infections and contagious mastitis in cattle. In recent days, both methicillin‐sensitive and methicillin‐resistant S. aureus infections have increased. Highly effective anti‐staphylococcal agents are urgently required. Lysostaphin is a 27 kDa zinc metallo antimicrobial lytic enzyme that is produced by Staphylococcus simulans biovar staphylolyticus and was first discovered in the 1960s. Lysostaphin is highly active against S. aureus strains irrespective of their drug‐resistant patterns with a minimum inhibitory concentration of ranges between 0·001 and 0·064 μg ml−1. Lysostaphin has activity against both dividing and non‐dividing S. aureus cells; and can seep through the extracellular matrix to kill the biofilm embedded S. aureus. In spite of having excellent anti‐staphylococcal activity, its clinical application is hindered because of its immunogenicity and reduced bio‐availability. Extensive research with lysostaphin lead to the development of several engineered lysostaphin derivatives with reduced immunogenicity and increased serum half‐life. Therapeutic efficacy of both native and engineered lysostaphin derivatives was studied by several research groups. This review provides an overview of the therapeutic applications of native and engineered lysostaphin derivatives developed to eradicate S. aureus infections.
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