Table 1.

MICs of Manduca sexta moricin^a

Bacterial species	ATCC number	Moricin (µg/ml)
Gram-negative
E. coli 0157H7	25 922	6.25
S. typhimurium	14 028	6.25
K. pneumoniae	13 883	6.25
S. typhimurium DT104	700 408	6.25
Gram-positive
L. monocytogenes	19 115	6.25
S. aureus	25 923	6.25
S. aureus (MRSA) b	43 300	6.25
S. aureus (MRSA) b	BAA-39	12.5

^aMIC is defined as the lowest peptide concentration that gives no visible growth after overnight incubation in 100% Muller-Hinton broth. Conditions for the broth microdilution assay are specified by Clinical Laboratory Standard Institute. The experiments were repeated at least 3 times for each bacterial strain.

^bMethicillin-resistant S. aureus.