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. 2022 Jan 5;10(1):e01664-21. doi: 10.1128/spectrum.01664-21

TABLE 1.

Overview of antimicrobial peptides of the black soldier fly with in vitro verified antimicrobial activity

AMP AMP family Study Activity against Strength of activity (MIC)a
DLP4 Defensin Park et al. (2015) MRSAb
S. aureus KCCM 40881
S. aureus KCCM 12256
S. epidermidis KCCM 35494
B. subtilis KCCM 11316
0.59 to 1.17 μM
0.59 to 1.17 μM
1.17 to 2.34 μM
0.59 to 1.17 μM
0.02 to 0.04 μM
Li et al. (2017) S. aureus ATCC 25923
S. aureus ATCC 43300
S. aureus ATCC 6538
S. aureus CICC 546
S. suis CVCC 606
L. ivanovii ATCC 19119
0.01 μM
0.23 μM
0.47 μM
0.47 μM
1.88 μM
0.12 μM
Li et al. (2020) S. aureus CVCC 546
S. epidermis ATCC 12228
S. pneumoniae CVCC 2350
S. suis CVCC 3928
3.75 μM
14.99 μM
7.50 μM
3.75 μM
DLP2 Defensin Li et al. (2017) S. aureus ATCC 25923
S. aureus ATCC 43300
S. aureus ATCC 6538
S. aureus CICC 546
S. suis CVCC 606
L. ivanovii ATCC 19119
0.01 μM
0.12 μM
0.12 μM
0.23 μM
0.93 μM
0.12 μM
DLP3 Defensin Park et al. (2017) MRSAb
S. aureus KCCM 40881
S. aureus KCCM 12256
S. epidermis KCCM 25494
E. coli KCCM 11234
P. aeruginosa KCCM 11328
5 μg/mL
5 μg/mL
10 μg/mL
10 μg/mL
10 μg/mL
40 μg/mL
ID13 Defensin Li et al. (2020) S. aureus CVCC 546
S. epidermis ATCC 12228
S. pneumoniae CVCC 2350
S. suis CVCC 3928
0.95 μM
1.91 μM
0.95 μM
0.95 μM
CLP1 Cecropin Park et al. (2017) E. coli KCCM 11234
E. aerogenes KCCM 12177
P. aeruginosa KCCM 11328
0.52 to 1.03 μM
1.03 to 2.07 μM
1.03 to 2.07 μM
Trx-stomoxynZH1a Cecropin Elhag et al. 2016) E. coli
S. aureus
15 to 30 μg/mL
27 to 54 μg/mL
HI-attacin Attacin Shin et al. (2019) E. coli KCCM 11234
MRSAb
No MIC given
No MIC given
HiCG13551 IATP Xu et al. (2020) E. coli
S. aureus
S. pneumoniae
No MIC given
No MIC given
No MIC given
Hidefensin-1 Defensin Xu et al. (2020) E. coli No MIC given
Hidiptericin-1 Diptericin Xu et al. (2020) E. coli
S. pneumoniae
No MIC given
No MIC given
Hill_BB_C6571 Defensin Moretta et al. (2020) E. coli No MIC given
Hill_ BB_C16634 Defensin Moretta et al. (2020) E. coli No MIC given
Hill_BB_C46948 Defensin Moretta et al. (2020) E. coli No MIC given
Hill_BB_C7985 Defensin Moretta et al. (2020) E. coli No MIC given
a

MIC, minimum inhibitory concentration.

b

MRSA, methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus.