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Online ISSN : 2319-7706 Issues : 12 per year Publisher : Excellent Publishers Email : editorijcmas@gmail.com / submit@ijcmas.com Editor-in-chief: Dr.M.Prakash Index Copernicus ICV 2018: 95.39 NAAS RATING 2020: 5.38 |
A well-documented antimicrobial peptide, Mastoparan, initially isolated from the venom of wasp was chemically synthesized using solid phase peptide synthesis methodology. A total of 20 S. aureus isolates were isolated from milk samples. Antimicrobial sensitivity of these isolates against 9 (nine) conventional antibiotics, as well as, Mastoparan was studied. Majority of these isolates were resistant to many antibiotics. Mastoparan was observed to exhibit potent antimicrobial activity, even against some antibiotic-resistant isolates. Chloramphenicol was found to be most effective, whereas Ampicillin was least effective against S. aureus of milk origin.