Table 1: Isolate Kp6, MIC of meropenem (µg/mL) in the presence of 0 µg/mL peptide = 4.
- Measure
- MIC
- Value
- 4 µg/mL
- Target
- Klebsiella pneumoniae
- Assay
- Broth microdilution (checkerboard assay)
Scientific Reports · 2026
Sequence evidence
MEAFIVSAFKHQAEGFKLHYK
MEAFIVSAFKHQAEGFKLHYK
Experimental observations
Table 1: Isolate Kp6, MIC of meropenem (µg/mL) in the presence of 0 µg/mL peptide = 4.
Table 1: Isolate Kp6, MIC of meropenem (µg/mL) in the presence of 7 µg/mL peptide = 2.
Table 1: Isolate Kp6, MIC of meropenem (µg/mL) in the presence of 15 µg/mL peptide = 2.
Table 1: Isolate Kp6, MIC of meropenem (µg/mL) in the presence of 31 µg/mL peptide = 2.
Table 1: Isolate Kp6, MIC of meropenem (µg/mL) in the presence of 62 µg/mL peptide = 2.
Table 1: Isolate Kp6, MIC of meropenem (µg/mL) in the presence of 125 µg/mL peptide = 2.
Table 1: Isolate Kp3, MIC of meropenem (µg/mL) in the presence of 0 µg/mL peptide = 8.
Table 1: Isolate Kp3, MIC of meropenem (µg/mL) in the presence of 7 µg/mL peptide = 8.
Table 1: Isolate Kp3, MIC of meropenem (µg/mL) in the presence of 15 µg/mL peptide = 8.
Table 1: Isolate Kp3, MIC of meropenem (µg/mL) in the presence of 31 µg/mL peptide = 8.
Table 1: Isolate Kp3, MIC of meropenem (µg/mL) in the presence of 62 µg/mL peptide = 8.
Table 1: Isolate Kp3, MIC of meropenem (µg/mL) in the presence of 125 µg/mL peptide = 4.
Table 1: Isolate Kp7, MIC of meropenem (µg/mL) in the presence of 0 µg/mL peptide = 8.
Table 1: Isolate Kp7, MIC of meropenem (µg/mL) in the presence of 7 µg/mL peptide = 2.
Table 1: Isolate Kp7, MIC of meropenem (µg/mL) in the presence of 15 µg/mL peptide = 2.
Table 1: Isolate Kp7, MIC of meropenem (µg/mL) in the presence of 31 µg/mL peptide = 2.
Table 1: Isolate Kp7, MIC of meropenem (µg/mL) in the presence of 62 µg/mL peptide = 2.
Table 1: Isolate Kp7, MIC of meropenem (µg/mL) in the presence of 125 µg/mL peptide = 2.
Table 1: Isolate Kp19, MIC of meropenem (µg/mL) in the presence of 0 µg/mL peptide = 8.
Table 1: Isolate Kp19, MIC of meropenem (µg/mL) in the presence of 7 µg/mL peptide = 4.
Table 1: Isolate Kp19, MIC of meropenem (µg/mL) in the presence of 15 µg/mL peptide = 4.
Table 1: Isolate Kp19, MIC of meropenem (µg/mL) in the presence of 31 µg/mL peptide = 4.
Table 1: Isolate Kp19, MIC of meropenem (µg/mL) in the presence of 62 µg/mL peptide = 4.
Table 1: Isolate Kp19, MIC of meropenem (µg/mL) in the presence of 125 µg/mL peptide = 4.
Table 1: Isolate Kp23, MIC of meropenem (µg/mL) in the presence of 0 µg/mL peptide = 8.
Table 1: Isolate Kp23, MIC of meropenem (µg/mL) in the presence of 7 µg/mL peptide = 8.
Table 1: Isolate Kp23, MIC of meropenem (µg/mL) in the presence of 15 µg/mL peptide = 8.
Table 1: Isolate Kp23, MIC of meropenem (µg/mL) in the presence of 31 µg/mL peptide = 8.
Table 1: Isolate Kp23, MIC of meropenem (µg/mL) in the presence of 62 µg/mL peptide = 4.
Table 1: Isolate Kp23, MIC of meropenem (µg/mL) in the presence of 125 µg/mL peptide = 2.
Table 1: Isolate Kp31, MIC of meropenem (µg/mL) in the presence of 0 µg/mL peptide = 8.
Table 1: Isolate Kp31, MIC of meropenem (µg/mL) in the presence of 7 µg/mL peptide = 4.
Table 1: Isolate Kp31, MIC of meropenem (µg/mL) in the presence of 15 µg/mL peptide = 2.
Table 1: Isolate Kp31, MIC of meropenem (µg/mL) in the presence of 31 µg/mL peptide = 2.
Table 1: Isolate Kp31, MIC of meropenem (µg/mL) in the presence of 62 µg/mL peptide = 2.
Table 1: Isolate Kp31, MIC of meropenem (µg/mL) in the presence of 125 µg/mL peptide = 2.
Table 1: Isolate Kp33, MIC of meropenem (µg/mL) in the presence of 0 µg/mL peptide = 8.
Table 1: Isolate Kp33, MIC of meropenem (µg/mL) in the presence of 7 µg/mL peptide = 4.
Table 1: Isolate Kp33, MIC of meropenem (µg/mL) in the presence of 15 µg/mL peptide = 4.
Table 1: Isolate Kp33, MIC of meropenem (µg/mL) in the presence of 31 µg/mL peptide = 2.
Table 1: Isolate Kp33, MIC of meropenem (µg/mL) in the presence of 62 µg/mL peptide = 2.
Table 1: Isolate Kp33, MIC of meropenem (µg/mL) in the presence of 125 µg/mL peptide = 2.
Table 1: Isolate Kp5, MIC of meropenem (µg/mL) in the presence of 0 µg/mL peptide = 16.
Table 1: Isolate Kp5, MIC of meropenem (µg/mL) in the presence of 7 µg/mL peptide = 16.
Table 1: Isolate Kp5, MIC of meropenem (µg/mL) in the presence of 15 µg/mL peptide = 16.
Table 1: Isolate Kp5, MIC of meropenem (µg/mL) in the presence of 31 µg/mL peptide = 16.
Table 1: Isolate Kp5, MIC of meropenem (µg/mL) in the presence of 62 µg/mL peptide = 16.
Table 1: Isolate Kp5, MIC of meropenem (µg/mL) in the presence of 125 µg/mL peptide = 8.
Table 1: Isolate Kp112, MIC of meropenem (µg/mL) in the presence of 0 µg/mL peptide = 16.
Table 1: Isolate Kp112, MIC of meropenem (µg/mL) in the presence of 7 µg/mL peptide = 2.
Table 1: Isolate Kp112, MIC of meropenem (µg/mL) in the presence of 15 µg/mL peptide = 2.
Table 1: Isolate Kp112, MIC of meropenem (µg/mL) in the presence of 31 µg/mL peptide = 2.
Table 1: Isolate Kp112, MIC of meropenem (µg/mL) in the presence of 62 µg/mL peptide = 2.
Table 1: Isolate Kp112, MIC of meropenem (µg/mL) in the presence of 125 µg/mL peptide = 2.
Table 1: Isolate Kp121, MIC of meropenem (µg/mL) in the presence of 0 µg/mL peptide = 128.
Table 1: Isolate Kp121, MIC of meropenem (µg/mL) in the presence of 7 µg/mL peptide = 16.
Table 1: Isolate Kp121, MIC of meropenem (µg/mL) in the presence of 15 µg/mL peptide = 16.
Table 1: Isolate Kp121, MIC of meropenem (µg/mL) in the presence of 31 µg/mL peptide = 8.
Table 1: Isolate Kp121, MIC of meropenem (µg/mL) in the presence of 62 µg/mL peptide = 8.
Table 1: Isolate Kp121, MIC of meropenem (µg/mL) in the presence of 125 µg/mL peptide = 8.
Table 2: Isolate Kp5, Meropenem MBIC (µg/mL) = 256.
Table 2: Isolate Kp5, Meropenem+Peptide MBIC (µg/mL) = 128, [Peptide] (µg/mL) = 50, 100, and 200.
Table 2: Isolate Kp6, Meropenem MBIC (µg/mL) = 256.
Table 2: Isolate Kp6, Meropenem+Peptide MBIC (µg/mL) = 128, [Peptide] (µg/mL) = 200.
Table 2: Isolate Kp33, Meropenem MBIC (µg/mL) = 256.
Table 2: Isolate Kp33, Meropenem+Peptide MBIC (µg/mL) = 128, [Peptide] (µg/mL) = 100.
Table 2: Isolate Kp112, Meropenem MBIC (µg/mL) = 512.
Table 2: Isolate Kp112, Meropenem+Peptide MBIC (µg/mL) = 256, [Peptide] (µg/mL) = 200.
Table 2: Isolate Kp121, Meropenem MBIC (µg/mL) = 512.
Table 2: Isolate Kp121, Meropenem+Peptide MBIC (µg/mL) = 256, [Peptide] (µg/mL) = 200.
Table 3: Isolate Kp5, Meropenem MBEC (µg/mL) = 2048.
Table 3: Isolate Kp5, Meropenem+Peptide MBEC (µg/mL) = 1024. Table footnote: The concentration of peptide was 200 (µg/mL).
Table 3: Isolate Kp33, Meropenem MBEC (µg/mL) = 2048.
Table 3: Isolate Kp33, Meropenem+Peptide MBEC (µg/mL) = 1024. Table footnote: The concentration of peptide was 200 (µg/mL).
Table 3: Isolate Kp6, Meropenem MBEC (µg/mL) = 512.
Table 3: Isolate Kp6, Meropenem+Peptide MBEC (µg/mL) = 256. Table footnote: The concentration of peptide was 200 (µg/mL).
Table 3: Isolate Kp112, Meropenem MBEC (µg/mL) = 2048.
Table 3: Isolate Kp112, Meropenem+Peptide MBEC (µg/mL) = 2048. Table footnote: The concentration of peptide was 200 (µg/mL).
Table 3: Isolate Kp121, Meropenem MBEC (µg/mL) = 2048.
Table 3: Isolate Kp121, Meropenem+Peptide MBEC (µg/mL) = 2048. Table footnote: The concentration of peptide was 200 (µg/mL).
Cells treated with 200 µg/mL of peptide M104 for 24 h maintained a mean cell viability of 99.6%, which was not statistically different from the untreated control (p-value > 0.05).
Following 48 h of incubation with 200 µg/mL peptide M104, the mean cell viability significantly reduced to 90.1% (p-value < 0.05) compared to the untreated control.
In the hemolysis assay, peptide M104 showed no detectable hemolytic activity at the highest concentration tested (200 µg/mL).
Notably, the peptide did not enhance meropenem’s activity when tested against the ten carbapenemase-negative (presumably blaOXA-48 negative) isolates.
The peptide exhibited no intrinsic antibacterial activity when used alone against the bacteria, either in planktonic or in the biofilm state of living.
Local peptide labels such as P1, PEP1, or peptide 1 are grouped only within this paper and are not assumed to represent the same molecule across publications.