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Antibiotic natural products from microbes are characterized by diverse and mostly complex chemical structures, which challenge their total chemical synthesis and make biotechnological production to the predominant production route. In order to reach these valuable compounds in the fermentation broth, sophisticated recovery methods are required, and a high degree of purity is essential for a thorough exploration of their beneficial properties in subsequent assays. The isolation and purification of natural products from microbial cultures is mainly based on the repeated application of extraction and chromatographic separation methods.This chapter describes the general strategy of natural product recovery from microbial cultures, gives theoretical and practical insights to underlying methods-essentially compound extraction and preparative chromatography-and describes a specific methodical approach to isolate and purify the natural product fusarubin from the culture of the fungus Fusarium sp.
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- Thomas Schafhauser
- Microbiology and Biotechnology, Interfaculty Institute of Microbiology and Infection Medicine Tübingen, Eberhard Karls University Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany.
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- Microbial Bioactive Compounds, Interfaculty Institute of Microbiology and Infection Medicine Tübingen, Eberhard Karls University Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
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Evaluation of Mangrove Soil Streptomyces spp. Exhibiting Culture and Biochemical Variation for Determination of Antibacterial Activity. JOURNAL OF PURE AND APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY 2022. [DOI: 10.22207/jpam.16.4.06] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/05/2022] Open
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Among actinobacteria, the genus Streptomyces are found in abundance in specific soil environments. Streptomyces are cultivable using Streptomyces-specific media, including starch casein, yeast extract, or ISP 2 media. Streptomyces isolates can be identified based on their macroscopic culture morphology and microscopic observations, and can be taxonomically placed within the Streptomyces genus. In the present study, mangrove soil samples collected from the coast of Mangalore harboring a multitude of microorganisms were enriched with calcium carbonate and pre-heated to isolate Streptomyces organisms. Cultures were quantified in colony forming units and their diversity was evaluated based on phenotypic features, enzyme hydrolysis, biochemical testing, and antibiotic sensitivity tests. The cross streaking method was used to select Streptomyces isolates, which were then further subjected to intracellular buffer extraction and evaluated against test organisms to determine their antibacterial efficacy. This study highlights the occurrence of prominent Streptomyces species with effective antibacterial activity in a unique environmental habitat of mangrove soil on the Mangalore coast.
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Soil substrate culturing approaches recover diverse members of Actinomycetota from desert soils of Herring Island, East Antarctica. Extremophiles 2022; 26:24. [PMID: 35829965 PMCID: PMC9279279 DOI: 10.1007/s00792-022-01271-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/01/2021] [Accepted: 06/06/2022] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Antimicrobial resistance is an escalating health crisis requiring urgent action. Most antimicrobials are natural products (NPs) sourced from Actinomycetota, particularly the Streptomyces. Underexplored and extreme environments are predicted to harbour novel microorganisms with the capacity to synthesise unique metabolites. Herring Island is a barren and rocky cold desert in East Antarctica, remote from anthropogenic impact. We aimed to recover rare and cold-adapted NP-producing bacteria, by employing two culturing methods which mimic the natural environment: direct soil culturing and the soil substrate membrane system. First, we analysed 16S rRNA gene amplicon sequencing data from 18 Herring Island soils and selected the soil sample with the highest Actinomycetota relative abundance (78%) for culturing experiments. We isolated 166 strains across three phyla, including novel and rare strains, with 94% of strains belonging to the Actinomycetota. These strains encompassed thirty-five ‘species’ groups, 18 of which were composed of Streptomyces strains. We screened representative strains for genes which encode polyketide synthases and non-ribosomal peptide synthetases, indicating that 69% have the capacity to synthesise polyketide and non-ribosomal peptide NPs. Fourteen Streptomyces strains displayed antimicrobial activity against selected bacterial and yeast pathogens using an in situ assay. Our results confirm that the cold-adapted bacteria of the harsh East Antarctic deserts are worthy targets in the search for bioactive compounds.
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Xie F, Pathom-aree W. Actinobacteria From Desert: Diversity and Biotechnological Applications. Front Microbiol 2021; 12:765531. [PMID: 34956128 PMCID: PMC8696123 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2021.765531] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/27/2021] [Accepted: 11/08/2021] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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Deserts, as an unexplored extreme ecosystem, are known to harbor diverse actinobacteria with biotechnological potential. Both multidrug-resistant (MDR) pathogens and environmental issues have sharply raised the emerging demand for functional actinobacteria. From 2000 to 2021, 129 new species have been continuously reported from 35 deserts worldwide. The two largest numbers are of the members of the genera Streptomyces and Geodermatophilus, followed by other functional extremophilic strains such as alkaliphiles, halotolerant species, thermophiles, and psychrotolerant species. Improved isolation strategies for the recovery of culturable and unculturable desert actinobacteria are crucial for the exploration of their diversity and offer a better understanding of their survival mechanisms under extreme environmental stresses. The main bioprospecting processes involve isolation of target actinobacteria on selective media and incubation and selection of representatives from isolation plates for further investigations. Bioactive compounds obtained from desert actinobacteria are being continuously explored for their biotechnological potential, especially in medicine. To date, there are more than 50 novel compounds discovered from these gifted actinobacteria with potential antimicrobial activities, including anti-MDR pathogens and anti-inflammatory, antivirus, antifungal, antiallergic, antibacterial, antitumor, and cytotoxic activities. A range of plant growth-promoting abilities of the desert actinobacteria inspired great interest in their agricultural potential. In addition, several degradative, oxidative, and other functional enzymes from desert strains can be applied in the industry and the environment. This review aims to provide a comprehensive overview of desert environments as a remarkable source of diverse actinobacteria while such rich diversity offers an underexplored resource for biotechnological exploitations.
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- Feiyang Xie
- Doctor of Philosophy Program in Applied Microbiology (International Program), Faculty of Science, Chiang Mai University, under the CMU Presidential Scholarship, Chiang Mai, Thailand
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- Research Center of Microbial Diversity and Sustainable Utilization, Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand
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Kumar S, Solanki DS, Parihar K, Tak A, Gehlot P, Pathak R, Singh SK. Actinomycetes isolates of arid zone of Indian Thar Desert and efficacy of their bioactive compounds against human pathogenic bacteria. Biol Futur 2021; 72:431-440. [PMID: 34554487 DOI: 10.1007/s42977-021-00073-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/10/2020] [Accepted: 01/16/2021] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Twenty-six morphotypes of actinomycetes bacteria were isolated from the soils of arid zone of Indian Thar desert, Rajasthan. A significant and positive correlation was found between density of actinomycetes isolates and availability of nitrogen in sandy soil of arid zone suggesting the influence of soil nitrogen on occurrence and propagation of actinomycetes in this region. Molecular identification based on 16S rRNA gene sequencing revealed that the bacterial isolates belong to four actinomycetes genera, viz. Streptomyces (22 species), Nocardiopsis (two species), Saccharomonospora (one species) and Actinoalloteichus (one species). The preliminary screening of 26 isolates against five human pathogenic bacteria, viz. Escherichia coli, Vibrio cholera, Salmonella enterica typhimurium, Staphylococcus aureus and Enterococcus faecalis, showed that only four isolates, viz. Streptomyces sp. (ITD-27), S. enissocaesilis (ITD-29), S. Malachitospinus (ITD-35) and Streptomyces sp. (ITD-47), had antibacterial activity. The secondary screening of these four isolates revealed that the isolate S. malachitospinus (ITD-35) showed the maximum growth inhibition zone and inhibited the growth of all tested gram-positive and gram-negative pathogenic bacteria. Gas chromatography-mass spectrometry analysis of S. malachitospinus (ITD-35) cultural filtrate in n-butanol solvent identified three antibacterial compounds of medicinal significance, viz. 3-octanone, neopentyl isothiocyanate and 2-methyl butyl isothiocyanate.
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- Surendra Kumar
- Mycology and Microbiology Laboratory, Department of Botany, JNV University, Jodhpur, 342001, India
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- Mycology and Microbiology Laboratory, Department of Botany, JNV University, Jodhpur, 342001, India
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- Mycology and Microbiology Laboratory, Department of Botany, JNV University, Jodhpur, 342001, India
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- Mycology and Microbiology Laboratory, Department of Botany, JNV University, Jodhpur, 342001, India
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- Mycology and Microbiology Laboratory, Department of Botany, JNV University, Jodhpur, 342001, India.
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- ICAR-Central Arid Zone Research Institute, Jodhpur, 342003, India
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Liu S, Wang T, Lu Q, Li F, Wu G, Jiang Z, Habden X, Liu L, Zhang X, Lukianov DA, Osterman IA, Sergiev PV, Dontsova OA, Sun C. Bioprospecting of Soil-Derived Actinobacteria Along the Alar-Hotan Desert Highway in the Taklamakan Desert. Front Microbiol 2021; 12:604999. [PMID: 33790875 PMCID: PMC8005632 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2021.604999] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/11/2020] [Accepted: 02/22/2021] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
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Taklamakan desert is known as the largest dunefield in China and as the second largest shifting sand desert in the world. Although with long history and glorious culture, the Taklamakan desert remains largely unexplored and numerous microorganisms have not been harvested in culture or taxonomically identified yet. The main objective of this study is to explore the diversity, novelty, and pharmacological potential of the cultivable actinomycetes from soil samples at various sites along the Alar-Hotan desert highway in the Taklamakan desert. A total of 590 actinobacterial strains were recovered by the culture-dependent approach. Phylogenetic analysis based on 16S ribosomal RNA (rRNA) gene sequences unveiled a significant level of actinobacterial diversity with 55 genera distributed in 27 families of 12 orders. Thirty-six strains showed relatively low 16S rRNA similarities (<98.65%) with validly described species, among which four strains had already been characterized as novel taxa by our previous research. One hundred and forty-six actinobacterial isolates were selected as representatives to evaluate the antibacterial activities and mechanism of action by the paper-disk diffusion method and a double fluorescent protein reporter "pDualrep2" system, respectively. A total of 61 isolates exhibited antagonistic activity against the tested "ESKAPE" pathogens, among which seven strains could produce bioactive metabolites either to be able to block translation machinery or to induce SOS-response in the pDualrep2 system. Notably, Saccharothrix sp. 16Sb2-4, harboring a promising antibacterial potential with the mechanism of interfering with protein translation, was analyzed in detail to gain deeper insights into its bioactive metabolites. Through ultra-performance liquid chromatography (UPLC)-quadrupole time-of-flight (QToF)-MS/MS based molecular networking analysis and databases identification, four families of compounds (1-16) were putatively identified. Subsequent bioassay-guided separation resulted in purification of four 16-membered macrolide antibiotics, aldgamycin H (8), aldgamycin K (9), aldgamycin G (10), and swalpamycin B (11), and their structures were elucidated by HR-electrospray ionization source (ESI)-MS and NMR spectroscopy. All compounds 8-11 displayed antibacterial activities by inhibiting protein synthesis in the pDualrep2 system. In conclusion, this work demonstrates that Taklamakan desert is a potentially unique reservoir of versatile actinobacteria, which can be a promising source for discovery of novel species and diverse bioactive compounds.
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- Shaowei Liu
- Department of Microbial Chemistry, Institute of Medicinal Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
- Beijing Key Laboratory of Antimicrobial Agents, Institute of Medicinal Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- Department of Microbial Chemistry, Institute of Medicinal Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- Department of Microbial Chemistry, Institute of Medicinal Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- Department of Microbial Chemistry, Institute of Medicinal Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- Department of Microbial Chemistry, Institute of Medicinal Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- Department of Microbial Chemistry, Institute of Medicinal Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- College of Life Science, Xinjiang Normal University, Urumchi, China
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- School of Traditional Chinese Pharmacy, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, China
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- School of Life Science and Technology, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, China
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- Center of Life Sciences, Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology, Moscow, Russia
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- Center of Life Sciences, Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology, Moscow, Russia
- Department of Chemistry, A.N. Belozersky Institute of Physico-Chemical Biology, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow, Russia
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- Center of Life Sciences, Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology, Moscow, Russia
- Department of Chemistry, A.N. Belozersky Institute of Physico-Chemical Biology, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow, Russia
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- Center of Life Sciences, Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology, Moscow, Russia
- Department of Chemistry, A.N. Belozersky Institute of Physico-Chemical Biology, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow, Russia
- Shemyakin-Ovchinnikov Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia
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- Department of Microbial Chemistry, Institute of Medicinal Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
- Beijing Key Laboratory of Antimicrobial Agents, Institute of Medicinal Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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Jiang T, Pu H, Duan Y, Yan X, Huang Y. New Natural Products of Streptomyces Sourced from Deep-Sea, Desert, Volcanic, and Polar Regions from 2009 to 2020. CHINESE J ORG CHEM 2021. [DOI: 10.6023/cjoc202010004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Hei Y, Zhang H, Tan N, Zhou Y, Wei X, Hu C, Liu Y, Wang L, Qi J, Gao JM. Antimicrobial activity and biosynthetic potential of cultivable actinomycetes associated with Lichen symbiosis from Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. Microbiol Res 2020; 244:126652. [PMID: 33310352 DOI: 10.1016/j.micres.2020.126652] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/12/2020] [Revised: 11/02/2020] [Accepted: 11/13/2020] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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Actinobacteria that inhabit lichen symbionts are considered a promising yet previously underexplored source of novel compounds. Here, for the first time, we conducted a comprehensive investigation with regard to strain isolation and identification of lichen-associated actinobacteria from Tibet Plateau, antimicrobial activity screening, biosynthetic genes detection, bioactive metabolites identification and activity prediction. A large number of culturable actinomycetes were isolated from lichens around Qinghai Lake, in Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. Twenty-seven strains with distinct morphological characteristics were preliminarily studied. 16S rRNA gene identification showed that 13 strains were new species. The PCR-screening of specific biosynthetic genes indicated that these 27 isolates had abundant intrinsic biosynthetic potential. The antimicrobial activity experiment screened out some potential biological control antagonistic bacteria. The metabolites of 13 strains of Streptomyces with antibacterial activity were analyzed by LC-HRMS, and further 18 compounds were identified by NMR and / or LC-HRMS. The identified compounds were mainly pyrrolidine and indole derivatives, as well as anthracyclines. Seven compounds were identified with less biological activity, then predicted and evaluated their biological activity. The predicted results showed that compound 2 had excellent inhibitory activity on HIV-1 reverse transcriptase. Overall, the results indicate actinobacteria isolated from unexploited plateau lichen are promising sources of biological active metabolite, which could provide important bioactive compounds as potential antibiotic drugs.
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- Yueyu Hei
- Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Natural Products & Chemical Biology, College of Chemistry & Pharmacy, Northwest A&F University, 3 Taicheng Road, Yangling, 712100, Shaanxi, China; College of Innovation and Experiment, Northwest A&F University, 22 Xinong Road, Yangling, Shaanxi, 712100, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Stress Biology for Arid Areas, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, China
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- Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Phytochemistry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Baoji University of Arts and Sciences, Baoji, 721013, Shaanxi, China
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- College of Innovation and Experiment, Northwest A&F University, 22 Xinong Road, Yangling, Shaanxi, 712100, China
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- Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Natural Products & Chemical Biology, College of Chemistry & Pharmacy, Northwest A&F University, 3 Taicheng Road, Yangling, 712100, Shaanxi, China
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- Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Natural Products & Chemical Biology, College of Chemistry & Pharmacy, Northwest A&F University, 3 Taicheng Road, Yangling, 712100, Shaanxi, China
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- Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Natural Products & Chemical Biology, College of Chemistry & Pharmacy, Northwest A&F University, 3 Taicheng Road, Yangling, 712100, Shaanxi, China
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- Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Phytochemistry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Baoji University of Arts and Sciences, Baoji, 721013, Shaanxi, China
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- Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Natural Products & Chemical Biology, College of Chemistry & Pharmacy, Northwest A&F University, 3 Taicheng Road, Yangling, 712100, Shaanxi, China; College of Innovation and Experiment, Northwest A&F University, 22 Xinong Road, Yangling, Shaanxi, 712100, China.
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- Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Natural Products & Chemical Biology, College of Chemistry & Pharmacy, Northwest A&F University, 3 Taicheng Road, Yangling, 712100, Shaanxi, China
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Guo Y, Tang X, Hu S, Li K, Zhou M, Jian G. Steptomyces fagopyri sp. nov., a novel actinomycete isolated from rhizospheric soil of Fagopyrum dibotrys. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:6437-6443. [PMID: 33180018 DOI: 10.1099/ijsem.0.004555] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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A novel actinomycete, designated strain QMT-28T, was isolated from rhizosphere soil of Fagopyrum dibotrys collected from Shuangfeng, Hunan Province, PR China. Strain QMT-28T grew well on International Streptomyces Project series media and formed well-developed, branched substrate hyphae and aerial mycelium that differentiated into loose spiral spore chains consisting of cylindrical spores with smooth surfaces. The diagnostic diamino acid was ll-diaminopimelic acid and the whole-cell sugars were galactose and glucose. The predominant fatty acids were C18 : 1 cis9, summed feature 6 (C18 : 2 cis 9,12/C18 : 0 a) and C16 : 0. The polar lipids included diphosphatidylglycerol, hydroxy phospatidylethanolamine, phosphatidylethanolamine, phosphatidylinositol, phosphatidylinositol mannosides, phospholipids of unknown structure containing glucosamine and several unidentified phospholipids. The major menaquinones were MK-9, MK-9(H2), MK-9(H4), MK-9(H6) and MK-9(H8). The genome size of strain QMT-28T was about 8.7 Mbp with a G+C content of 71.2 mol%. Phylogenetic analysis showed that the novel strain was closely related to Streptomyces olivochromogenes DSM 40451T (99.5 % similarity), Streptomyces mirabilis NBRC 13450T (98.9 %), Streptomyces kanamyceticus NBRC 13414T (98.9 %), Streptomyces kaempferi I37T (98.9 %) and Streptomyces arcticus ZLN234T (98.8 %). However, the average nucleotide identity values, the digital DNA-DNA hybridization values and the multilocus sequence analysis evolutionary distances between this strain and closely related strains showed that it belonged to a distinct species. In addition, these results were also supported by differences in the phenotypic characteristics between QMT-28T and five closely related type strains. Consequently, strain QMT-28T should represent a novel species of the genus Streptomyces, with the suggested name Streptomyces fagopyri sp. nov. The type strain is QMT-28T (=CICC 24808T=JCM 33796T).
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- Yihui Guo
- School of Life Science, Hunan University of Science and Technology, Xiangtan 411201, PR China
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- School of Life Science, Hunan University of Science and Technology, Xiangtan 411201, PR China
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- School of Life Science, Hunan University of Science and Technology, Xiangtan 411201, PR China
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- School of Life Science, Hunan University of Science and Technology, Xiangtan 411201, PR China
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- Institute of Crop Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100081, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Ecological Remediation and Safe Utilization of Heavy Metal-Polluted Soils, College of Hunan Province, Xiangtan 411201, PR China.,School of Life Science, Hunan University of Science and Technology, Xiangtan 411201, PR China
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Heterologous Expression of a Cryptic Gene Cluster from Streptomyces leeuwenhoekii C34 T Yields a Novel Lasso Peptide, Leepeptin. Appl Environ Microbiol 2019; 85:AEM.01752-19. [PMID: 31562169 PMCID: PMC6856326 DOI: 10.1128/aem.01752-19] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/05/2019] [Accepted: 09/17/2019] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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Recent developments in genome sequencing combined with bioinformatic analysis have revealed that actinomycetes contain a plethora of unexpected BGCs and thus have the potential to produce many more natural products than previously thought. This reflects the inability to detect the production of these compounds under laboratory conditions, perhaps through the use of inappropriate growth media or the absence of the environmental cues required to elicit expression of the corresponding BGCs. One approach to overcoming this problem is to circumvent the regulatory mechanisms that control expression of the BGC in its natural host by deploying heterologous expression. The generally compact nature of lasso peptide BGCs makes them particularly amenable to this approach, and, in the example given here, analysis revealed a new member of the lasso peptide family of RiPPs. This approach should be readily applicable to other cryptic lasso peptide gene clusters and would also facilitate the design and production of nonnatural variants by changing the sequence encoding the core peptide, as has been achieved with other classes of RiPPs. Analysis of the genome sequence of Streptomyces leeuwenhoekii C34T identified biosynthetic gene clusters (BGCs) for three different lasso peptides (Lp1, Lp2, and Lp3) which were not known to be made by the strain. Lasso peptides represent relatively new members of the RiPP (ribosomally synthesized and posttranslationally modified peptides) family of natural products and have not been extensively studied. Lp3, whose production could be detected in culture supernatants from S. leeuwenhoekii C34T and after heterologous expression of its BGC in Streptomyces coelicolor, is identical to the previously characterized chaxapeptin. Lp1, whose production could not be detected or achieved heterologously, appears to be identical to a recently identified member of the citrulassin family of lasso peptides. Since production of Lp2 by S. leeuwenhoekii C34T was not observed, its BGC was also expressed in S. coelicolor. The lasso peptide was isolated and its structure confirmed by mass spectrometry and nuclear magnetic resonance analyses, revealing a novel structure that appears to represent a new family of lasso peptides. IMPORTANCE Recent developments in genome sequencing combined with bioinformatic analysis have revealed that actinomycetes contain a plethora of unexpected BGCs and thus have the potential to produce many more natural products than previously thought. This reflects the inability to detect the production of these compounds under laboratory conditions, perhaps through the use of inappropriate growth media or the absence of the environmental cues required to elicit expression of the corresponding BGCs. One approach to overcoming this problem is to circumvent the regulatory mechanisms that control expression of the BGC in its natural host by deploying heterologous expression. The generally compact nature of lasso peptide BGCs makes them particularly amenable to this approach, and, in the example given here, analysis revealed a new member of the lasso peptide family of RiPPs. This approach should be readily applicable to other cryptic lasso peptide gene clusters and would also facilitate the design and production of nonnatural variants by changing the sequence encoding the core peptide, as has been achieved with other classes of RiPPs.
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Sayed AM, Hassan MHA, Alhadrami HA, Hassan HM, Goodfellow M, Rateb ME. Extreme environments: microbiology leading to specialized metabolites. J Appl Microbiol 2019; 128:630-657. [PMID: 31310419 DOI: 10.1111/jam.14386] [Citation(s) in RCA: 84] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2019] [Revised: 06/18/2019] [Accepted: 07/10/2019] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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The prevalence of multidrug-resistant microbial pathogens due to the continued misuse and overuse of antibiotics in agriculture and medicine is raising the prospect of a return to the preantibiotic days of medicine at the time of diminishing numbers of drug leads. The good news is that an increased understanding of the nature and extent of microbial diversity in natural habitats coupled with the application of new technologies in microbiology and chemistry is opening up new strategies in the search for new specialized products with therapeutic properties. This review explores the premise that harsh environmental conditions in extreme biomes, notably in deserts, permafrost soils and deep-sea sediments select for micro-organisms, especially actinobacteria, cyanobacteria and fungi, with the potential to synthesize new druggable molecules. There is evidence over the past decade that micro-organisms adapted to life in extreme habitats are a rich source of new specialized metabolites. Extreme habitats by their very nature tend to be fragile hence there is a need to conserve those known to be hot-spots of novel gifted micro-organisms needed to drive drug discovery campaigns and innovative biotechnology. This review also provides an overview of microbial-derived molecules and their biological activities focusing on the period from 2010 until 2018, over this time 186 novel structures were isolated from 129 representatives of microbial taxa recovered from extreme habitats.
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- A M Sayed
- Pharmacognosy Department, Faculty of Pharmacy, Nahda University, Beni-Suef, Egypt
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- Pharmacognosy Department, Faculty of Pharmacy, Beni-Suef University, Beni-Suef, Egypt
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- Department of Medical Laboratory Technology, Faculty of Applied Medical Sciences, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.,Special Infectious Agent Unit, King Fahd Medical Research Centre, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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- Pharmacognosy Department, Faculty of Pharmacy, Nahda University, Beni-Suef, Egypt.,Pharmacognosy Department, Faculty of Pharmacy, Beni-Suef University, Beni-Suef, Egypt
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- School of Natural and Environmental Sciences, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
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- School of Computing, Engineering & Physical Sciences, University of the West of Scotland, Paisley, UK
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Cortés-Albayay C, Dorador C, Schumann P, Andrews B, Asenjo J, Nouioui I. Streptomyces huasconensis sp. nov., an haloalkalitolerant actinobacterium isolated from a high altitude saline wetland at the Chilean Altiplano. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2019; 69:2315-2322. [DOI: 10.1099/ijsem.0.003468] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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- Carlos Cortés-Albayay
- 1School of Natural and Environmental Sciences, Newcastle University, Devonshire Building, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 7RU, UK
- 2Centre for Biotechnology and Bioengineering, University of Chile, Beauchef 851, Santiago, Chile
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- 3Laboratory of Microbial Complexity and Functional Ecology, Departamento de Biotecnología, Facultad de Ciencias del Mary Recursos Biológicos and Centre for Biotechnology and Bioengineering, Universidad de Antofagasta, Chile
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- 4Leibniz Institute DSMZ-German Collection of Microorganisms and Cell Cultures, Germany
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- 2Centre for Biotechnology and Bioengineering, University of Chile, Beauchef 851, Santiago, Chile
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- 2Centre for Biotechnology and Bioengineering, University of Chile, Beauchef 851, Santiago, Chile
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- 1School of Natural and Environmental Sciences, Newcastle University, Devonshire Building, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 7RU, UK
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Extreme Environment Streptomyces: Potential Sources for New Antibacterial and Anticancer Drug Leads? Int J Microbiol 2019; 2019:5283948. [PMID: 31354829 PMCID: PMC6636559 DOI: 10.1155/2019/5283948] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/10/2019] [Accepted: 05/22/2019] [Indexed: 01/20/2023] Open
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Antimicrobial resistance (AR) is recognized as one of the greatest threats to public health and in global concern. Consequently, the increased morbidity and mortality, which are associated with multidrug resistance bacteria, urgently require the discovery of novel and more efficient drugs. Conversely, cancer is a growing complex human disease that demands new drugs with no or fewer side effects. Most of the drugs currently used in the health care systems were of Streptomyces origin or their synthetic forms. Natural product researches from Streptomyces have been genuinely spectacular over the recent years from extreme environments. It is because of technical advances in isolation, fermentation, spectroscopy, and genomic studies which led to the efficient recovering of Streptomyces and their new chemical compounds with distinct activities. Expanding the use of the last line of antibiotics and demand for new drugs will continue to play an essential role for the potent Streptomyces from previously unexplored environmental sources. In this context, deep-sea, desert, cryo, and volcanic environments have proven to be a unique habitat of more extreme, and of their adaptation to extreme living, environments attribute to novel antibiotics. Extreme Streptomyces have been an excellent source of a new class of compounds which include alkaloids, angucycline, macrolide, and peptides. This review covers novel drug leads with antibacterial and cytotoxic activities isolated from deep-sea, desert, cryo, and volcanic environment Streptomyces from 2009 to 2019. The structure and chemical classes of the compounds, their relevant bioactivities, and the sources of organisms are presented.
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Different Secondary Metabolite Profiles of Phylogenetically almost Identical Streptomyces griseus Strains Originating from Geographically Remote Locations. Microorganisms 2019; 7:microorganisms7060166. [PMID: 31174336 PMCID: PMC6616549 DOI: 10.3390/microorganisms7060166] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/08/2019] [Revised: 06/04/2019] [Accepted: 06/04/2019] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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As Streptomyces have shown an outstanding capacity for drug production, different campaigns in geographically distant locations currently aim to isolate new antibiotic producers. However, many of these newly isolated Streptomyces strains are classified as identical to already described species. Nevertheless, as discrepancies in terms of secondary metabolites and morphology are possible, we compared two Streptomyces strains with identical 16S rRNA gene sequences but geographically distant origins. Chosen were an Easter Island Streptomyces isolate (Streptomyces sp. SN25_8.1) and the next related type strain, which is Streptomyces griseus subsp. griseus DSM 40236T isolated from Russian garden soil. Compared traits included phylogenetic relatedness based on 16S rRNA gene sequences, macro and microscopic morphology, antibiotic activity and secondary metabolite profiles. Both Streptomyces strains shared several common features, such as morphology and core secondary metabolite production. They revealed differences in pigmentation and in the production of accessory secondary metabolites which appear to be strain-specific. In conclusion, despite identical 16S rRNA classification Streptomyces strains can present different secondary metabolite profiles and may well be valuable for consideration in processes for drug discovery.
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The Polyextreme Ecosystem, Salar de Huasco at the Chilean Altiplano of the Atacama Desert Houses Diverse Streptomyces spp. with Promising Pharmaceutical Potentials. DIVERSITY-BASEL 2019. [DOI: 10.3390/d11050069] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Salar de Huasco at the Chilean Altiplano of the Atacama Desert is considered a polyextreme environment, where solar radiation, salinity and aridity are extremely high and occur simultaneously. In this study, a total of 76 bacterial isolates were discovered from soil samples collected at two different sites in the east shoreline of Salar de Huasco, including H0 (base camp next to freshwater stream in the north part) and H6 (saline soils in the south part). All isolated bacteria were preliminarily identified using some of their phenotypic and genotypic data into the genera Streptomyces (86%), Nocardiopsis (9%), Micromonospora (3%), Bacillus (1%), and Pseudomonas (1%). Streptomyces was found dominantly in both sites (H0 = 19 isolates and H6 = 46 isolates), while the other genera were found only in site H0 (11 isolates). Based on the genotypic and phylogenetic analyses using the 16S rRNA gene sequences of all Streptomyces isolates, 18% (12 isolates) revealed <98.7% identity of the gene sequences compared to those in the publicly available databases and were determined as highly possibly novel species. Further studies suggested that many Streptomyces isolates possess the nonribosomal peptide synthetases-coding gene, and some of which could inhibit growth of at least two test microbes (i.e., Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria and fungi) and showed also the cytotoxicity against hepatocellular carcinoma and or mouse fibroblast cell lines. The antimicrobial activity and cytotoxicity of these Streptomyces isolates were highly dependent upon the nutrients used for their cultivation. Moreover, the HPLC-UV-MS profiles of metabolites produced by the selected Streptomyces isolates unveiled apparent differences when compared to the public database of existing natural products. With our findings, the polyextreme environments like Salar de Huasco are promising sources for exploring novel and valuable bacteria with pharmaceutical potentials.
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Maza F, Maldonado J, Vásquez-Dean J, Mandakovic D, Gaete A, Cambiazo V, González M. Soil Bacterial Communities From the Chilean Andean Highlands: Taxonomic Composition and Culturability. Front Bioeng Biotechnol 2019; 7:10. [PMID: 30805333 PMCID: PMC6371850 DOI: 10.3389/fbioe.2019.00010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/15/2018] [Accepted: 01/16/2019] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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The Atacama Desert is a highly complex, extreme ecosystem which harbors microorganisms remarkable for their biotechnological potential. Here, a soil bacterial prospection was carried out in the high Altiplano region of the Atacama Desert (>3,800 m above sea level; m a.s.l.), where direct anthropogenic interference is minimal. We studied: (1) soil bacterial community composition using high-throughput sequencing of the 16S rRNA gene and (2) bacterial culturability, by using a soil extract medium (SEM) under a factorial design of three factors: temperature (15 and 30°C), nutrient content (high and low nutrient disposal) and oxygen availability (presence and absence). A total of 4,775 OTUs were identified and a total of 101 isolates were selected for 16S rRNA sequencing, 82 of them corresponded to unique or non-redundant sequences. To expand our view of the Altiplano landscape and to obtain a better representation of its microbiome, we complemented our Operational Taxonomic Units (OTUs) and isolate collection with data from other previous data from our group and obtained a merged set of OTUs and isolates that we used to perform our study. Taxonomic comparisons between culturable microbiota and metabarcoding data showed an overrepresentation of the phylum Firmicutes (44% of isolates vs. 2% of OTUs) and an underrepresentation of Proteobacteria (8% of isolates vs. 36% of OTUs). Within the Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) results, 33% of the OTUs were unknown up to genus, revealing an important proportion of putative new species in this environment. Biochemical characterization and analysis extracted from the literature indicated that an important number of our isolates had biotechnological potential. Also, by comparing our results with similar studies on other deserts, the Altiplano highland was most similar to a cold arid desert. In summary, our study contributes to expand the knowledge of soil bacterial communities in the Atacama Desert and complements the pipeline to isolate selective bacteria that could represent new potential biotechnological resources.
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- Felipe Maza
- Laboratorio de Bioinformática y Expresión Génica, Instituto de Nutrición y Tecnología de los Alimentos, Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Chile
- Center for Genome Regulation, Santiago, Chile
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- Laboratorio de Bioinformática y Expresión Génica, Instituto de Nutrición y Tecnología de los Alimentos, Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Chile
- Center for Genome Regulation, Santiago, Chile
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- Laboratorio de Bioinformática y Expresión Génica, Instituto de Nutrición y Tecnología de los Alimentos, Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Chile
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- Laboratorio de Bioinformática y Expresión Génica, Instituto de Nutrición y Tecnología de los Alimentos, Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Chile
- Center for Genome Regulation, Santiago, Chile
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- Laboratorio de Bioinformática y Expresión Génica, Instituto de Nutrición y Tecnología de los Alimentos, Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Chile
- Center for Genome Regulation, Santiago, Chile
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- Laboratorio de Bioinformática y Expresión Génica, Instituto de Nutrición y Tecnología de los Alimentos, Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Chile
- Center for Genome Regulation, Santiago, Chile
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- Laboratorio de Bioinformática y Expresión Génica, Instituto de Nutrición y Tecnología de los Alimentos, Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Chile
- Center for Genome Regulation, Santiago, Chile
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Nafis A, Elhidar N, Oubaha B, Samri SE, Niedermeyer T, Ouhdouch Y, Hassani L, Barakate M. Screening for Non-polyenic Antifungal Produced by Actinobacteria from Moroccan Habitats: Assessment of Antimycin A19 Production by Streptomyces albidoflavus AS25. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR AND CELLULAR MEDICINE 2018; 7:133-145. [PMID: 30276168 PMCID: PMC6148502 DOI: 10.22088/ijmcm.bums.7.2.133] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2017] [Accepted: 05/25/2018] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Fungal diseases are currently a serious public health problem, due to the limited number of fact-based effective principles, and the emergence of resistant strains to the polyenic antifungals. The aim of this study was to screen, for non-polyenic antifungals production by Actinobacteria, and to validate the screening program by characterizingthe produced compounds.Actinobacteria isolates were tested against four clinic human-pathogenic fungi isolated from Hospital Mohammed V Rabat, Morocco. The production of non-polyenic antifungal metabolites by active isolates was investigated based on the yeast cell specificity as challenging targets, antibacterial activity, activity against resistant Candida tropicalis R2 and Pythium irregular (resistant to polyenes), inhibition of antifungal activity by the addition of exogenous ergosterol, and the UV-visible light spectrophotometric analysis of the active crude extracts.The antifungal compound produced was purified using various chromatographic techniques and the selected producing strain was identified using the polyphasic approach.Among 480 Actinobacteria isolates, 55 showed antifungal activity against all tested clinically derived fungi. After performing the screening program, 4 Actinobacteria that hadall the desired criteriawere selected. Using the polyphasic approach, the taxonomic position of the selected Streptomyces AS25, isolated from rhizospheric soil of Alyssum spinosum, showed that it belongs to Streptomyces genus with 100% partial 16S similarity with Streptomyces albidoflavus NBRC13010. On the basis of HPLC and mass spectrometry, the purified compound produced by Streptomyces AS25 was identified as a non-polyenic lactone, antimycin A19, which has been found for the first time to be produced by Streptomyces albidoflavus strain. Following the obtained results, it is important to note that our screening criteria for non-polyenic antifungals have been validated and the rhizospheric soil represents an interesting source to isolate Actinobacteria.
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- Ahmed Nafis
- Laboratory of Biology and Biotechnology of Microorganisms, Faculty of Sciences Semlalia, Cadi Ayyad University, Marrakech, Morocco.,Interfaculty Institute of Microbiology and Infection Medicine (IMIT), Eberhard Karls University Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
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- Laboratory of Biology and Biotechnology of Microorganisms, Faculty of Sciences Semlalia, Cadi Ayyad University, Marrakech, Morocco
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- Laboratory of Biology and Biotechnology of Microorganisms, Faculty of Sciences Semlalia, Cadi Ayyad University, Marrakech, Morocco
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- Department of Biology, Nador Multidisciplinary Faculty, Mohamed First University, Nador, Morocco
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- Interfaculty Institute of Microbiology and Infection Medicine (IMIT), Eberhard Karls University Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany.,Institute of Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Biology, Martin-Luther-University Halle-Wittenberg, 06120 Halle (Saale), Germany
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- Laboratory of Biology and Biotechnology of Microorganisms, Faculty of Sciences Semlalia, Cadi Ayyad University, Marrakech, Morocco
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- Laboratory of Biology and Biotechnology of Microorganisms, Faculty of Sciences Semlalia, Cadi Ayyad University, Marrakech, Morocco
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- Laboratory of Biology and Biotechnology of Microorganisms, Faculty of Sciences Semlalia, Cadi Ayyad University, Marrakech, Morocco
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Rare taxa and dark microbial matter: novel bioactive actinobacteria abound in Atacama Desert soils. Antonie van Leeuwenhoek 2018; 111:1315-1332. [PMID: 29721711 DOI: 10.1007/s10482-018-1088-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/07/2018] [Accepted: 04/20/2018] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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An "in house" taxonomic approach to drug discovery led to the isolation of diverse actinobacteria from hyper-arid, extreme hyper-arid and very high altitude Atacama Desert soils. A high proportion of the isolates were assigned to novel taxa, with many showing activity in standard antimicrobial plug assays. The application of more advanced taxonomic and screening strategies showed that strains classified as novel species of Lentzea and Streptomyces synthesised new specialised metabolites thereby underpinning the premise that the extreme abiotic conditions in the Atacama Desert favour the development of a unique actinobacterial diversity which is the basis of novel chemistry. Complementary metagenomic analyses showed that the soils encompassed an astonishing degree of actinobacterial 'dark matter', while rank-abundance analyses showed them to be highly diverse habitats mainly composed of rare taxa that have not been recovered using culture-dependent methods. The implications of these pioneering studies on future bioprospecting campaigns are discussed.
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Carro L, Razmilic V, Nouioui I, Richardson L, Pan C, Golinska P, Asenjo JA, Bull AT, Klenk HP, Goodfellow M. Hunting for cultivable Micromonospora strains in soils of the Atacama Desert. Antonie van Leeuwenhoek 2018; 111:1375-1387. [PMID: 29480426 DOI: 10.1007/s10482-018-1049-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/04/2018] [Accepted: 02/16/2018] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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Innovative procedures were used to selectively isolate small numbers of Micromonospora strains from extreme hyper-arid and high altitude Atacama Desert soils. Micromonosporae were recognised on isolation plates by their ability to produce filamentous microcolonies that were strongly attached to the agar. Most of the isolates formed characteristic orange colonies that lacked aerial hyphae and turned black on spore formation, whereas those from the high altitude soil were dry, blue-green and covered by white aerial hyphae. The isolates were assigned to seven multi- and eleven single-membered groups based on BOX-PCR profiles. Representatives of the groups were assigned to either multi-membered clades that also contained marker strains or formed distinct phyletic lines in the Micromonospora 16S rRNA gene tree; many of the isolates were considered to be putatively novel species of Micromonospora. Most of the isolates from the high altitude soils showed activity against wild type strains of Bacillus subtilis and Pseudomonas fluorescens while those from the rhizosphere of Parastrephia quadrangulares and from the Lomas Bayas hyper-arid soil showed resistance to UV radiation.
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- Lorena Carro
- School of Natural and Environmental Sciences, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK.
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- School of Natural and Environmental Sciences, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK.,Department of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, Centre for Biotechnology and Bioengineering (CeBiB), Universidad de Chile, Beauchef 850, Santiago, Chile
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- School of Natural and Environmental Sciences, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
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- School of Natural and Environmental Sciences, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
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- School of Natural and Environmental Sciences, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
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- Department of Microbiology, Nicolaus Copernicus University, Torun, Poland
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- Department of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, Centre for Biotechnology and Bioengineering (CeBiB), Universidad de Chile, Beauchef 850, Santiago, Chile
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- School of Biosciences, University of Kent, Canterbury, Kent, CT2 7NJ, UK
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- School of Natural and Environmental Sciences, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
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- School of Natural and Environmental Sciences, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
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Natural product diversity of actinobacteria in the Atacama Desert. Antonie van Leeuwenhoek 2018; 111:1467-1477. [DOI: 10.1007/s10482-018-1030-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/28/2017] [Accepted: 01/25/2018] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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The 'gifted' actinomycete Streptomyces leeuwenhoekii. Antonie van Leeuwenhoek 2018; 111:1433-1448. [PMID: 29397490 DOI: 10.1007/s10482-018-1034-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/11/2017] [Accepted: 01/28/2018] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Streptomyces leeuwenhoekii strains C34T, C38, C58 and C79 were isolated from a soil sample collected from the Chaxa Lagoon, located in the Salar de Atacama in northern Chile. These streptomycetes produce a variety of new specialised metabolites with antibiotic, anti-cancer and anti-inflammatory activities. Moreover, genome mining performed on two of these strains has revealed the presence of biosynthetic gene clusters with the potential to produce new specialised metabolites. This review focusses on this new clade of Streptomyces strains, summarises the literature and presents new information on strain C34T.
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Razmilic V, Castro JF, Marchant F, Asenjo JA, Andrews B. Metabolic modelling and flux analysis of microorganisms from the Atacama Desert used in biotechnological processes. Antonie van Leeuwenhoek 2018; 111:1479-1491. [DOI: 10.1007/s10482-018-1031-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/03/2018] [Accepted: 01/25/2018] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
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Abdelkader MSA, Philippon T, Asenjo JA, Bull AT, Goodfellow M, Ebel R, Jaspars M, Rateb ME. Asenjonamides A-C, antibacterial metabolites isolated from Streptomyces asenjonii strain KNN 42.f from an extreme-hyper arid Atacama Desert soil. J Antibiot (Tokyo) 2018; 71:425-431. [PMID: 29362461 DOI: 10.1038/s41429-017-0012-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/29/2017] [Revised: 10/27/2017] [Accepted: 11/02/2017] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Bio-guided fractionation of the culture broth extract of Streptomyces asenjonii strain KNN 42.f recovered from an extreme hyper-arid Atacama Desert soil in northern Chile led to the isolation of three new bioactive β-diketones; asenjonamides A-C (1-3) in addition to the known N-(2-(1H-indol-3-yl)-2-oxoethyl)acetamide (4), a series of bioactive acylated 4-aminoheptosyl-β-N-glycosides; spicamycins A-E (5-9), and seven known diketopiperazines (10-16). All isolated compounds were characterized by HRESIMS and NMR analyses and tested for their antibacterial effect against a panel of bacteria.
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- Marine Biodiscovery Centre, Department of Chemistry, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, AB24 3UE, UK
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- Centre for Biotechnology and Bioengineering (CeBiB), Department of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, University of Chile, Beauchef, 851, Santiago, Chile
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- School of Biosciences, University of Kent, Canterbury, Kent, CT2 7NJ, UK
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- School of Biology, Newcastle University, Ridley Building, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 7RU, UK
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- Marine Biodiscovery Centre, Department of Chemistry, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, AB24 3UE, UK
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- Marine Biodiscovery Centre, Department of Chemistry, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, AB24 3UE, UK
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- School of Science and Sport, University of the West of Scotland, Paisley, PA1 2BE, UK. .,Pharmacognosy Department, Faculty of Pharmacy, Beni-Suef University, Beni-Suef, 62514, Egypt.
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Goodfellow M, Busarakam K, Idris H, Labeda DP, Nouioui I, Brown R, Kim BY, Del Carmen Montero-Calasanz M, Andrews BA, Bull AT. Streptomyces asenjonii sp. nov., isolated from hyper-arid Atacama Desert soils and emended description of Streptomyces viridosporus Pridham et al. 1958. Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek 2017; 110:1133-1148. [PMID: 28589342 PMCID: PMC5559561 DOI: 10.1007/s10482-017-0886-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/10/2017] [Accepted: 05/05/2017] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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A polyphasic study was undertaken to establish the taxonomic status of Streptomyces strains isolated from hyper-arid Atacama Desert soils. Analysis of the 16S rRNA gene sequences of the isolates showed that they formed a well-defined lineage that was loosely associated with the type strains of several Streptomyces species. Multi-locus sequence analysis based on five housekeeping gene alleles showed that the strains form a homogeneous taxon that is closely related to the type strains of Streptomyces ghanaensis and Streptomyces viridosporus. Representative isolates were shown to have chemotaxonomic and morphological properties consistent with their classification in the genus Streptomyces. The isolates have many phenotypic features in common, some of which distinguish them from S. ghanaensis NRRL B-12104T, their near phylogenetic neighbour. On the basis of these genotypic and phenotypic data it is proposed that the isolates be recognised as a new species within the genus Streptomyces, named Streptomyces asenjonii sp. nov. The type strain of the species is KNN35.1bT (NCIMB 15082T = NRRL B-65050T). Some of the isolates, including the type strain, showed antibacterial activity in standard plug assays. In addition, MLSA, average nucleotide identity and phenotypic data show that the type strains of S. ghanaensis and S. viridosporus belong to the same species. Consequently, it is proposed that the former be recognised as a heterotypic synonym of the latter and an emended description is given for S. viridosporus.
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- Michael Goodfellow
- School of Biology, Newcastle University, Ridley Building 2, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 7RU, UK.
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- School of Biology, Newcastle University, Ridley Building 2, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 7RU, UK
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- School of Biology, Newcastle University, Ridley Building 2, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 7RU, UK
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- National Centre for Agricultural Utilization Research, USDA ARS, Peoria, IL, 61614, USA
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- School of Biology, Newcastle University, Ridley Building 2, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 7RU, UK
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- School of Biology, Newcastle University, Ridley Building 2, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 7RU, UK
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- Chunlab Inc., Seoul Natural University, Gwanak-ro, Gwanak-gu, Seoul, 151-742, Republic of Korea
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- Centre for Biotechnology and Bioengineering (CeBiB), Department of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, University of Chile, Beauchef, 851, Santiago, Chile
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- School of Biosciences, University of Kent, Canterbury, Kent, CT2 7NJ, UK
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Idris H, Goodfellow M, Sanderson R, Asenjo JA, Bull AT. Actinobacterial Rare Biospheres and Dark Matter Revealed in Habitats of the Chilean Atacama Desert. Sci Rep 2017; 7:8373. [PMID: 28827739 PMCID: PMC5566421 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-017-08937-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/13/2017] [Accepted: 07/04/2017] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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The Atacama Desert is the most extreme non-polar biome on Earth, the core region of which is considered to represent the dry limit for life and to be an analogue for Martian soils. This study focused on actinobacteria because they are keystone species in terrestrial ecosystems and are acknowledged as an unrivalled source of bioactive compounds. Metagenomic analyses of hyper-arid and extreme hyper-arid soils in this desert revealed a remarkable degree of actinobacterial 'dark matter', evidenced by a detected increase of 34% in families against those that are validly published. Rank-abundance analyses indicated that these soils were high-diversity habitats and that the great majority of designated 'rare' genera (up to 60% of all phylotypes) were always rare. These studies have enabled a core actinobacterial microbiome common to both habitats to be defined. The great majority of detected taxa have not been recovered by culture dependent methods, neither, with very few exceptions, has their functional ecology been explored. A microbial seed bank of this magnitude has significance not just for Atacama soil ecosystem resilience but represents an enormous untapped resource for biotechnology discovery programmes in an era where resistance to existing antibiotics is rapidly becoming a major threat to global health.
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- Hamidah Idris
- School of Biology, Ridley Building, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 7RU United Kingdom
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- School of Biology, Ridley Building, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 7RU United Kingdom
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- School of Biology, Ridley Building, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 7RU United Kingdom
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- Centre for Biotechnology and Bioengineering (CeBiB), Department of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, University of Chile, Beauchef 851, Santiago, Chile
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- School of Biosciences, University of Kent, Canterbury, CT2 7NJ Kent, United Kingdom
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Bull AT, Asenjo JA, Goodfellow M, Gómez-Silva B. The Atacama Desert: Technical Resources and the Growing Importance of Novel Microbial Diversity. Annu Rev Microbiol 2017; 70:215-34. [PMID: 27607552 DOI: 10.1146/annurev-micro-102215-095236] [Citation(s) in RCA: 75] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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The Atacama Desert of northern Chile is the oldest and most arid nonpolar environment on Earth. It is a coastal desert covering approximately 180,000 km(2), and together with the greater Atacama region it comprises a dramatically wide range of ecological niches. Long known and exploited for its mineral resources, the Atacama Desert harbors a rich microbial diversity that has only recently been discovered; the great majority of it has not yet been recovered in culture or even taxonomically identified. This review traces the progress of microbiology research in the Atacama and dispels the popular view that this region is virtually devoid of life. We examine reasons for such research activity and demonstrate that microbial life is the latest recognized and least explored resource in this inspiring biome.
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- Alan T Bull
- School of Biosciences, University of Kent, Canterbury CT2 7NJ, United Kingdom;
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- Center for Biotechnology and Bioengineering, University of Chile, Santiago, Chile.,Department of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, University of Chile, Santiago, Chile;
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- School of Biology, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 7RU, United Kingdom;
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- Biochemistry Laboratory, Biomedical Department, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Antofagasta, Chile;
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Hill P, Heberlig GW, Boddy CN. Sampling Terrestrial Environments for Bacterial Polyketides. Molecules 2017; 22:E707. [PMID: 28468277 PMCID: PMC6154731 DOI: 10.3390/molecules22050707] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/28/2017] [Revised: 04/14/2017] [Accepted: 04/18/2017] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Bacterial polyketides are highly biologically active molecules that are frequently used as drugs, particularly as antibiotics and anticancer agents, thus the discovery of new polyketides is of major interest. Since the 1980s discovery of polyketides has slowed dramatically due in large part to the repeated rediscovery of known compounds. While recent scientific and technical advances have improved our ability to discover new polyketides, one key area has been under addressed, namely the distribution of polyketide-producing bacteria in the environment. Identifying environments where producing bacteria are abundant and diverse should improve our ability to discover (bioprospect) new polyketides. This review summarizes for the bioprospector the state-of-the-field in terrestrial microbial ecology. It provides insight into the scientific and technical challenges limiting the application of microbial ecology discoveries for bioprospecting and summarizes key developments in the field that will enable more effective bioprospecting. The major recent efforts by researchers to sample new environments for polyketide discovery is also reviewed and key emerging environments such as insect associated bacteria, desert soils, disease suppressive soils, and caves are highlighted. Finally strategies for taking and characterizing terrestrial samples to help maximize discovery efforts are proposed and the inclusion of non-actinomycetal bacteria in any terrestrial discovery strategy is recommended.
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- Patrick Hill
- Department of Biology, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON K1N 6N5, Canada.
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- Department of Chemistry and Biomolecular Sciences, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON K1N 6N5, Canada.
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- Department of Biology, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON K1N 6N5, Canada.
- Department of Chemistry and Biomolecular Sciences, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON K1N 6N5, Canada.
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Ghosh S, Kuisiene N, Cheeptham N. The cave microbiome as a source for drug discovery: Reality or pipe dream? Biochem Pharmacol 2016; 134:18-34. [PMID: 27867014 DOI: 10.1016/j.bcp.2016.11.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/10/2016] [Accepted: 11/15/2016] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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This review highlights cave habitats, cave microbiomes and their potential for drug discovery. Such studies face many challenges, including access to remote and pristine caves, and sample collection and transport. Inappropriate physical and chemical growth conditions in the laboratory for the isolation and cultivation of cave microorganisms pose many complications including length of cultivation; some cave microorganisms can take weeks and even months to grow. Additionally, DNA extraction from cave environmental samples may be difficult due to the high concentration of various minerals that are natural DNA blocking agents. Once cave microorganisms are grown in the lab, other problems often arise, such as maintenance of pure culture, consistency of antimicrobial activity and fermentation conditions for antimicrobial production. In this review, we suggest that, although based on what has been done in the field, there is potential in using cave microorganisms to produce antimicrobial agents, one needs to be highly committed and prepared.
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- Soumya Ghosh
- Department of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, Thompson Rivers University, Kamloops, BC, Canada
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- Department of Microbiology and Biotechnology, Vilnius University, Lithuania
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, Thompson Rivers University, Kamloops, BC, Canada.
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Zhang R, Han X, Xia Z, Luo X, Wan C, Zhang L. Streptomyces luozhongensis sp. nov., a novel actinomycete with antifungal activity and antibacterial activity. Antonie van Leeuwenhoek 2016; 110:195-203. [DOI: 10.1007/s10482-016-0790-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/04/2016] [Accepted: 10/12/2016] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Pazhanimurugan R, Radhakrishnan M, Shanmugasundaram T, Gopikrishnan V, Balagurunathan R. Terpenoid bioactive compound from Streptomyces rochei (M32): taxonomy, fermentation and biological activities. World J Microbiol Biotechnol 2016; 32:161. [PMID: 27562595 DOI: 10.1007/s11274-016-2121-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/03/2016] [Accepted: 08/07/2016] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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The present study emphasized the production of biologically active terpenoid compound from Streptomyces rochei M32, which was isolated from Western Ghats ecosystem, South India. The presence of resistant genes like mecA, vanA of Staphylococcus aureus and bla SHV, bla TEM of Pseudomonas aeruginosa was confirmed by molecular studies. The isolated compound from Streptomyces rochei M32 inhibited wide range of standard and clinical drug resistant pathogens and enteric pathogens. The rice bran supplemented basal medium influenced the active compound production on 8th day of fermentation and yielded 1875 mg of crude extract from 10 g of rice bran substrate. Purification and characterization of crude ethyl acetate extract was achieved by preparative thin layer chromatography. The active fraction was identified as terpenoid class compound by chemical screening. Based on the results of spectral studies (NMR, LC-MS, FTIR, etc.), the active compound was tentatively identified as 1, 19-bis (3-hydroxyazetidin-1-yl) nonadeca-5, 14-diene-1, 8, 12, 19-tetraone with molecular weight 462.41 g/mol. Minimum inhibitory concentration value ranges between 7.6 and 31.2 µg/mL against test organisms was observed. The cytotoxicity results on cervical cancer (HeLa) cell line showed IC50 value of 2.034 µg/mL. The corresponding compound is not previously reported from any microbial resources.
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- Raasaiyah Pazhanimurugan
- Actinobacterial Research Laboratory, Department of Microbiology, Periyar University, Periyar Palkalai Nagar, Salem, Tamil Nadu, 636 011, India
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- Centre for Drug Discovery and Development, Sathyabama University, Jeppiar Nagar, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, 600 119, India
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- Actinobacterial Research Laboratory, Department of Microbiology, Periyar University, Periyar Palkalai Nagar, Salem, Tamil Nadu, 636 011, India
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- Centre for Drug Discovery and Development, Sathyabama University, Jeppiar Nagar, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, 600 119, India
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- Actinobacterial Research Laboratory, Department of Microbiology, Periyar University, Periyar Palkalai Nagar, Salem, Tamil Nadu, 636 011, India.
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Wichner D, Idris H, Houssen WE, McEwan AR, Bull AT, Asenjo JA, Goodfellow M, Jaspars M, Ebel R, Rateb ME. Isolation and anti-HIV-1 integrase activity of lentzeosides A-F from extremotolerant lentzea sp. H45, a strain isolated from a high-altitude Atacama Desert soil. J Antibiot (Tokyo) 2016; 70:448-453. [PMID: 27353167 DOI: 10.1038/ja.2016.78] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/04/2016] [Revised: 05/10/2016] [Accepted: 05/31/2016] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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The extremotolerant isolate H45 was one of several actinomycetes isolated from a high-altitude Atacama Desert soil collected in northwest Chile. The isolate was identified as a new Lentzea sp. using a combination of chemotaxonomic, morphological and phylogenetic properties. Large scale fermentation of the strain in two different media followed by chromatographic purification led to the isolation of six new diene and monoene glycosides named lentzeosides A-F, together with the known compound (Z)-3-hexenyl glucoside. The structures of the new compounds were confirmed by HRESIMS and NMR analyses. Compounds 1-6 displayed moderate inhibitory activity against HIV integrase.
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- Dominik Wichner
- Marine Biodiscovery Centre, Department of Chemistry, University of Aberdeen, Scotland, UK.,Department of Chemistry, University of Regensburg, Universitätsstraße 31, Regensburg, Germany
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- School of Biology, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
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- Marine Biodiscovery Centre, Department of Chemistry, University of Aberdeen, Scotland, UK.,Institute of Medical Sciences, University of Aberdeen, Scotland, UK.,Faculty of Pharmacy, Department of Pharmacognosy, Mansoura University, Mansoura, Egypt
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- Marine Biodiscovery Centre, Department of Chemistry, University of Aberdeen, Scotland, UK.,Institute of Medical Sciences, University of Aberdeen, Scotland, UK
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- School of Biosciences, University of Kent, Kent, UK
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- Centre for Biotechnology and Bioengineering (CeBiB), Department of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Chile
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- Marine Biodiscovery Centre, Department of Chemistry, University of Aberdeen, Scotland, UK
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- Marine Biodiscovery Centre, Department of Chemistry, University of Aberdeen, Scotland, UK
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- Marine Biodiscovery Centre, Department of Chemistry, University of Aberdeen, Scotland, UK.,School of Science & Sport, University of the West of Scotland, Paisley, UK.,Department of Pharmacognosy, School of Pharmacy, Beni-Suef University, Beni-Suef, Egypt
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Ibeyaima A, Rana J, Dwivedi A, Gupta S, Sharma SK, Saini N, Sarethy IP. Characterization of Yuhushiella sp. TD-032 from the Thar Desert and its antimicrobial activity. J Adv Pharm Technol Res 2016; 7:32-6. [PMID: 27144149 PMCID: PMC4850765 DOI: 10.4103/2231-4040.177201] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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During a screening program for antimicrobial compounds from underexplored habitats, a Gram-positive bacterium TD-032, was isolated from arid soil, Thar Desert (India), and analyzed for its morphological, physicochemical, and antimicrobial properties. The 16S ribosomal DNA (rDNA) sequence of the isolate was further studied for the novelty of γ-hyper variable region. TD-032 was grown in large-scale culture, and aqueous and organic solvent extracts analyzed for antimicrobial activity. Culture characteristics showed a lack of diffusible and melanoid pigments. The morphological features were pale yellow aerial mycelium colony color with brownish yellow substrate mycelium and leathery texture. The isolate could grow at 1% concentration of sodium chloride, temperature of 40°C, and a wide range of pH (7.0–12.0). An evaluation for extracellular enzymatic activities showed secretion of gelatinase(s), cellulase(s), and lipase(s). The γ-hyper variable region of 16S rDNA sequence of TD-032 showed 98.33% relatedness to Yuhushiella deserti, indicating a potential new species. Aqueous and ethyl acetate extracts showed antimicrobial activity against Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria inclusive clinical isolates. Inhibition of both test bacteria suggests that TD-032 produces a broad spectrum of antimicrobial substances.
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- A Ibeyaima
- Department of Biotechnology, Jaypee Institute of Information Technology, Noida, India
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- Department of Biotechnology, Jaypee Institute of Information Technology, Noida, India
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- Department of Biotechnology, Jaypee Institute of Information Technology, Noida, India
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- Department of Biotechnology, Jaypee Institute of Information Technology, Noida, India
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- Department of Biotechnology, Jaypee Institute of Information Technology, Noida, India
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- Department of Microbiology, Pushpanjali Crosslay Hospital, Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh, India
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- Department of Biotechnology, Jaypee Institute of Information Technology, Noida, India
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Streptomyces gilvifuscus sp. nov., an actinomycete that produces antibacterial compounds isolated from soil. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2015; 65:3493-3500. [DOI: 10.1099/ijsem.0.000447] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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This study describes a novel actinomycete, designated T113T, which was isolated from forest soil in Pyeongchang-gun, Republic of Korea, and is an aerobic, Gram-stain-positive actinobacterium that forms flexibilis chains of smooth, elliptical or short rod-shaped spores. The results of 16S rRNA sequence analysis indicated that strain T113T exhibited high levels of similarity to previously characterized species of the genus Streptomyces (98.19–98.89 %, respectively). However, the results of phylogenetic and DNA–DNA hybridization analyses confirmed that the organism represented a novel member of the genus Streptomyces. Furthermore, using chemotaxonomic and phenotypic analyses it was demonstrated that the strain exhibited characteristics similar to those of other members of the genus Streptomyces. The primary cellular fatty acids expressed by this strain included anteiso-C15 : 0, anteiso-C17 : 0, iso-C15 : 0 and iso-C16 : 0. While diphosphatidylglycerol and phosphatidylethanolamine were the predominant lipids expressed by strain T113T, moderate amounts of phosphatidylinositol and phosphatidylinositol mannoside were also detected. Whole-cell hydrolysates contained glucose and ribose, and the predominant menaquinone detected was MK-9 (H6); however, moderate amounts of MK-9 (H8) and trace amounts of MK-10 (H2) and MK-10 (H4) were also detected. We therefore propose that strain T113T be considered as representing a novel species of the genus Streptomyces and propose the name Streptomyces gilvifuscus sp. nov. for this species, with strain T113T ( = KEMB 9005-213T = KACC 18248T = NBRC 110904T) being the type strain.
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Elsayed SS, Trusch F, Deng H, Raab A, Prokes I, Busarakam K, Asenjo JA, Andrews BA, van West P, Bull AT, Goodfellow M, Yi Y, Ebel R, Jaspars M, Rateb ME. Chaxapeptin, a Lasso Peptide from Extremotolerant Streptomyces leeuwenhoekii Strain C58 from the Hyperarid Atacama Desert. J Org Chem 2015; 80:10252-60. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.joc.5b01878] [Citation(s) in RCA: 75] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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- Somayah S. Elsayed
- Marine
Biodiscovery Centre, University of Aberdeen, Meston Walk, Aberdeen AB24 3UE, Scotland, U.K
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- Aberdeen
Oomycetes Laboratory, Institute of Medical Sciences, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen AB25 2ZD, Scotland, U.K
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- Marine
Biodiscovery Centre, University of Aberdeen, Meston Walk, Aberdeen AB24 3UE, Scotland, U.K
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- Marine
Biodiscovery Centre, University of Aberdeen, Meston Walk, Aberdeen AB24 3UE, Scotland, U.K
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of Warwick, Coventry CV4 7AL, U.K
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- Centre
for Biotechnology and Bioengineering, CeBiB, University of Chile, Beauchef 850, Santiago, Chile
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- Centre
for Biotechnology and Bioengineering, CeBiB, University of Chile, Beauchef 850, Santiago, Chile
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- Aberdeen
Oomycetes Laboratory, Institute of Medical Sciences, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen AB25 2ZD, Scotland, U.K
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- School
of Biosciences, University of Kent, Canterbury, Kent CT2 7NJ, U.K
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- School
of Biology, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1
7RU, U.K
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- Key Laboratory
of Combinatory Biosynthesis and Drug Discovery, School of Pharmaceutical
Sciences, Wuhan University, 185 East Lake Road, Wuhan 430071, P. R. China
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- Marine
Biodiscovery Centre, University of Aberdeen, Meston Walk, Aberdeen AB24 3UE, Scotland, U.K
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- Marine
Biodiscovery Centre, University of Aberdeen, Meston Walk, Aberdeen AB24 3UE, Scotland, U.K
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- Marine
Biodiscovery Centre, University of Aberdeen, Meston Walk, Aberdeen AB24 3UE, Scotland, U.K
- Pharmacognosy
Department, Faculty of Pharmacy, Beni-Suef University, Beni-Suef 32514, Egypt
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Castro JF, Razmilic V, Gomez-Escribano JP, Andrews B, Asenjo JA, Bibb MJ. Identification and Heterologous Expression of the Chaxamycin Biosynthesis Gene Cluster from Streptomyces leeuwenhoekii. Appl Environ Microbiol 2015; 81:5820-31. [PMID: 26092459 PMCID: PMC4551226 DOI: 10.1128/aem.01039-15] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/01/2015] [Accepted: 06/12/2015] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Streptomyces leeuwenhoekii, isolated from the hyperarid Atacama Desert, produces the new ansamycin-like compounds chaxamycins A to D, which possess potent antibacterial activity and moderate antiproliferative activity. We report the development of genetic tools to manipulate S. leeuwenhoekii and the identification and partial characterization of the 80.2-kb chaxamycin biosynthesis gene cluster, which was achieved by both mutational analysis in the natural producer and heterologous expression in Streptomyces coelicolor A3(2) strain M1152. Restoration of chaxamycin production in a nonproducing ΔcxmK mutant (cxmK encodes 3-amino-5-hydroxybenzoic acid [AHBA] synthase) was achieved by supplementing the growth medium with AHBA, suggesting that mutasynthesis may be a viable approach for the generation of novel chaxamycin derivatives.
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- Jean Franco Castro
- Centre for Biotechnology and Bioengineering, Department of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Chile Department of Molecular Microbiology, John Innes Centre, Norwich Research Park, Norwich, United Kingdom
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- Centre for Biotechnology and Bioengineering, Department of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Chile Department of Molecular Microbiology, John Innes Centre, Norwich Research Park, Norwich, United Kingdom
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- Centre for Biotechnology and Bioengineering, Department of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Chile
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- Centre for Biotechnology and Bioengineering, Department of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Chile
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- Department of Molecular Microbiology, John Innes Centre, Norwich Research Park, Norwich, United Kingdom
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Red soils harbor diverse culturable actinomycetes that are promising sources of novel secondary metabolites. Appl Environ Microbiol 2015; 81:3086-103. [PMID: 25724963 DOI: 10.1128/aem.03859-14] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/25/2014] [Accepted: 02/13/2015] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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Red soils, which are widely distributed in tropical and subtropical regions of southern China, are characterized by low organic carbon, high content of iron oxides, and acidity and, hence, are likely to be ideal habitats for acidophilic actinomycetes. However, the diversity and biosynthetic potential of actinomycetes in such habitats are underexplored. Here, a total of 600 actinomycete strains were isolated from red soils collected in Jiangxi Province in southeast China. 16S rRNA gene sequence analysis revealed a high diversity of the isolates, which were distributed into 26 genera, 10 families, and 7 orders within the class Actinobacteria; these taxa contained at least 49 phylotypes that are likely to represent new species within 15 genera. The isolates showed good physiological potentials for biosynthesis and biocontrol. Chemical screening of 107 semirandomly selected isolates spanning 20 genera revealed the presence of at least 193 secondary metabolites from 52 isolates, of which 125 compounds from 39 isolates of 12 genera were putatively novel. Macrolides, polyethers, diketopiperazines, and siderophores accounted for most of the known compounds. The structures of six novel compounds were elucidated, two of which had a unique skeleton and represented characteristic secondary metabolites of a putative novel Streptomyces phylotype. These results demonstrate that red soils are rich reservoirs for diverse culturable actinomycetes, notably members of the families Streptomycetaceae, Pseudonocardiaceae, and Streptosporangiaceae, with the capacity to synthesize novel bioactive compounds.
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Bioactive Potential of Actinomycetes from Less Explored Ecosystems against Mycobacterium tuberculosis and Other Nonmycobacterial Pathogens. INTERNATIONAL SCHOLARLY RESEARCH NOTICES 2014; 2014:812974. [PMID: 27437460 PMCID: PMC4897172 DOI: 10.1155/2014/812974] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/23/2014] [Accepted: 10/20/2014] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Bioactive potential of actinomycetes isolated from certain less explored Indian ecosystems against Mycobacterium tuberculosis and other nonmycobacterial pathogens was investigated. Actinomycetes were isolated from the soil samples collected from desert, coffee plantation, rubber forest, and hill area and their cultural and micromorphological characteristics were studied. Crude extracts were prepared by agar surface fermentation and tested against M. tuberculosis isolates by luciferase reporter phage (LRP) assay at 100 µg/mL. Activity against nonmycobacterial pathogens was studied by agar plug method. Totally 54 purified cultures of actinomycetes including 43 Streptomyces and 11 non-Streptomyces were isolated. While screening for antitubercular activity, extracts of 39 actinomycetes showed activity against one or more M. tuberculosis isolates whereas 27 isolates exhibited antagonistic activity against nonmycobacterial pathogens. In particular crude extracts from sixteen actinomycete isolates inhibited all the three M. tuberculosis isolates tested. Findings of the present study concluded that less explored ecosystems investigated in this study are the potential resource for bioactive actinomycetes. Further purification and characterization of active molecule from the potential extracts will pave the way for determination of MIC, toxicity, and specificity studies.
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Biotechnological applications derived from microorganisms of the Atacama Desert. BIOMED RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2014; 2014:909312. [PMID: 25147824 PMCID: PMC4132489 DOI: 10.1155/2014/909312] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/07/2014] [Revised: 06/29/2014] [Accepted: 07/07/2014] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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The Atacama Desert in Chile is well known for being the driest and oldest desert on Earth. For these same reasons, it is also considered a good analog model of the planet Mars. Only a few decades ago, it was thought that this was a sterile place, but in the past years fascinating adaptations have been reported in the members of the three domains of life: low water availability, high UV radiation, high salinity, and other environmental stresses. However, the biotechnological applications derived from the basic understanding and characterization of these species, with the notable exception of copper bioleaching, are still in its infancy, thus offering an immense potential for future development.
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Sarmiento-Ramírez JM, van der Voort M, Raaijmakers JM, Diéguez-Uribeondo J. Unravelling the microbiome of eggs of the endangered sea turtle Eretmochelys imbricata identifies bacteria with activity against the emerging pathogen Fusarium falciforme. PLoS One 2014; 9:e95206. [PMID: 24743166 PMCID: PMC3990731 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0095206] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/04/2014] [Accepted: 03/24/2014] [Indexed: 01/31/2023] Open
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Habitat bioaugmentation and introduction of protective microbiota have been proposed as potential conservation strategies to rescue endangered mammals and amphibians from emerging diseases. For both strategies, insight into the microbiomes of the endangered species and their habitats is essential. Here, we sampled nests of the endangered sea turtle species Eretmochelys imbricata that were infected with the fungal pathogen Fusarium falciforme. Metagenomic analysis of the bacterial communities associated with the shells of the sea turtle eggs revealed approximately 16,664 operational taxonomic units, with Proteobacteria, Actinobacteria, Firmicutes and Bacteroidetes as the most dominant phyla. Subsequent isolation of Actinobacteria from the eggshells led to the identification of several genera (Streptomyces, Amycolaptosis, Micromomospora Plantactinospora and Solwaraspora) that inhibit hyphal growth of the pathogen F. falciforme. These bacterial genera constitute a first set of microbial indicators to evaluate the potential role of microbiota in conservation of endangered sea turtle species.
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- Laboratory of Phytopathology, Wageningen University, Wageningen, The Netherlands
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- Laboratory of Phytopathology, Wageningen University, Wageningen, The Netherlands
- Department of Microbial Ecology, Netherlands Institute of Ecology (NIOO-KNAW), Wageningen, The Netherlands
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Ai W, Lin XP, Tu Z, Tian XP, Lu X, Mangaladoss F, Zhong ZL, Liu Y. Axinelline A, a new COX-2 inhibitor fromStreptomyces axinellaeSCSIO02208. Nat Prod Res 2014; 28:1219-24. [DOI: 10.1080/14786419.2014.891204] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Streptomyces leeuwenhoekii sp. nov., the producer of chaxalactins and chaxamycins, forms a distinct branch in Streptomyces gene trees. Antonie van Leeuwenhoek 2014; 105:849-61. [PMID: 24604690 DOI: 10.1007/s10482-014-0139-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/08/2013] [Accepted: 02/11/2014] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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A polyphasic study was carried out to establish the taxonomic status of an Atacama Desert isolate, Streptomyces strain C34(T), which synthesises novel antibiotics, the chaxalactins and chaxamycins. The organism was shown to have chemotaxonomic, cultural and morphological properties consistent with its classification in the genus Streptomyces. Analysis of 16S rRNA gene sequences showed that strain C34(T) formed a distinct phyletic line in the Streptomyces gene tree that was very loosely associated with the type strains of several Streptomyces species. Multilocus sequence analysis based on five house-keeping gene alleles underpinned the separation of strain C34(T) from all of its nearest phylogenetic neighbours, apart from Streptomyces chiangmaiensis TA-1(T) and Streptomyces hyderabadensis OU-40(T) which are not currently in the MLSA database. Strain C34(T) was distinguished readily from the S. chiangmaiensis and S. hyderabadensis strains by using a combination of cultural and phenotypic data. Consequently, strain C34(T) is considered to represent a new species of the genus Streptomyces for which the name Streptomyces leeuwenhoekii sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is C34(T) (= DSM 42122(T) = NRRL B-24963(T)). Analysis of the whole-genome sequence of S. leeuwenhoekii, with 6,780 predicted open reading frames and a total genome size of around 7.86 Mb, revealed a high potential for natural product biosynthesis.
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Köberl M, Schmidt R, Ramadan EM, Bauer R, Berg G. The microbiome of medicinal plants: diversity and importance for plant growth, quality and health. Front Microbiol 2013; 4:400. [PMID: 24391634 PMCID: PMC3868918 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2013.00400] [Citation(s) in RCA: 119] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2013] [Accepted: 12/05/2013] [Indexed: 01/22/2023] Open
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Past medicinal plant research primarily focused on bioactive phytochemicals, however, the focus is currently shifting due to the recognition that a significant number of phytotherapeutic compounds are actually produced by associated microbes or through interaction with their host. Medicinal plants provide an enormous bioresource of potential use in modern medicine and agriculture, yet their microbiome is largely unknown. The objective of this review is (i) to introduce novel insights into the plant microbiome with a focus on medicinal plants, (ii) to provide details about plant- and microbe-derived ingredients of medicinal plants, and (iii) to discuss possibilities for plant growth promotion and plant protection for commercial cultivation of medicinal plants. In addition, we also present a case study performed both to analyse the microbiome of three medicinal plants (Matricaria chamomilla L., Calendula officinalis L., and Solanum distichum Schumach. and Thonn.) cultivated on organically managed Egyptian desert farm and to develop biological control strategies. The soil microbiome of the desert ecosystem was comprised of a high abundance of Gram-positive bacteria of prime importance for pathogen suppression under arid soil conditions. For all three plants, we observed a clearly plant-specific selection of the microbes as well as highly specific diazotrophic communities that overall identify plant species as important drivers in structural and functional diversity. Lastly, native Bacillus spec. div. strains were able to promote plant growth and elevate the plants’ flavonoid production. These results underline the numerous links between the plant-associated microbiome and the plant metabolome.
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- Martina Köberl
- Institute for Environmental Biotechnology, Graz University of Technology Graz, Austria
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- Institute for Environmental Biotechnology, Graz University of Technology Graz, Austria
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- Faculty of Agriculture, SEKEM, Heliopolis University, Ain Shams University Cairo, Egypt
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- Department of Pharmacognosy, Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Graz Graz, Austria
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- Institute for Environmental Biotechnology, Graz University of Technology Graz, Austria
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Zhang YG, Wang HF, Liu Q, Hozzein WN, Wadaan MAM, Cheng J, Chen YJ, Zhang YM, Li WJ. Streptomyces fukangensis sp. nov., a novel alkaliphilic actinomycete isolated from a saline-alkaline soil. Antonie van Leeuwenhoek 2013; 104:1227-33. [PMID: 24091604 DOI: 10.1007/s10482-013-0045-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/26/2013] [Accepted: 09/25/2013] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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An alkaliphilic actinobacterium, designated EGI 80050(T), was isolated from a desert soil sample of Xinjiang, north-west China, and characterized by a polyphasic approach. The isolate was observed to produce purple orange-yellow aerial mycelium and dark orange-yellow substrate mycelium on yeast extract-malt extract agar medium. Whole-cell hydrolysates of strain EGI 80050(T) were found to contain LL-diaminopimelic acid as the diagnostic diamino acid, and galactose, glucose, rhamnose and mannose as the main sugars. The major fatty acids identified were C16:0-iso (36.8 %), C15:0-anteiso (17.3 %), 15:0-iso (13.2 %) and 14:0-iso (10.5 %). The predominant menaquinones detected were MK-9(H6) and MK-9(H8), while the characteristic polar lipids were identified as diphosphatidylglycerol, phosphatidylglycerol, phosphatidylinositol, phosphatidylinositol mannosides, phosphatidylmethylethanolamine and three unknown phospholipids. The G+C content of the genomic DNA was determined to be 67.9 mol%. Phylogenetic analysis based on 16S rRNA gene sequences affiliated the strain EGI 80050(T) to the genus Streptomyces. Levels of 16 rRNA gene sequence similarities between strain EGI 80050(T) and Streptomyces candidus NRRL ISP-5141(T), Streptomyces cremeus NBRC 12760(T), Streptomyces spiroverticillatus NBRC 12821(T), Streptomyces violaceorectus NBRC 13102(T), Streptomyces cinereoruber subsp. cinereoruber NBRC 12756(T) were 96.7, 96.6, 96.6, 96.6 and 96.6 %, respectively. Based on the phenotypic, chemotaxonomic and phylogenetic data, strain EGI 80050(T) is considered to represent a novel species of the genus Streptomyces, for which the name Streptomyces fukangensis sp. nov. (type strain EGI 80050(T) = BCRC 16945(T) = JCM 19127(T)) is proposed.
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- Yong-Guang Zhang
- Key Laboratory of Biogeography and Bioresource in Arid Land, Xinjiang Institute of Ecology and Geography, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Ürűmqi, 830011, People's Republic of China
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Helaly SE, Goodfellow M, Zinecker H, Imhoff JF, Süssmuth RD, Fiedler HP. Warkmycin, a novel angucycline antibiotic produced by Streptomyces sp. Acta 2930*. J Antibiot (Tokyo) 2013; 66:669-74. [PMID: 23860362 DOI: 10.1038/ja.2013.74] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/28/2013] [Revised: 06/06/2013] [Accepted: 06/18/2013] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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A novel angucycline-type antibiotic, warkmycin, was isolated from the culture filtrate of Streptomyces strain Acta 2930. Its chemical structure was elucidated by HR-MS, one-dimensional and 2D NMR experiments. The compound inhibits the growth of Gram-positive bacteria and shows a strong antiproliferative activity against mouse fibroblast cell line NIH-3T3 and human cancer cell lines HepG2 and HT29.
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- Soleiman E Helaly
- 1] Institut für Chemie, FG Organische Chemie, Technische Universität Berlin, Berlin, Germany [2] Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Aswan University, Aswan, Egypt
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Köberl M, Ramadan EM, Adam M, Cardinale M, Hallmann J, Heuer H, Smalla K, Berg G. BacillusandStreptomyceswere selected as broad-spectrum antagonists against soilborne pathogens from arid areas in Egypt. FEMS Microbiol Lett 2013; 342:168-78. [DOI: 10.1111/1574-6968.12089] [Citation(s) in RCA: 79] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/07/2012] [Revised: 01/17/2013] [Accepted: 01/21/2013] [Indexed: 01/22/2023] Open
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- Martina Köberl
- Institute for Environmental Biotechnology; Graz University of Technology; Graz; Austria
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- Faculty of Agriculture; SEKEM, Heliopolis University, Ain Shams University; Cairo; Egypt
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- Institute for Epidemiology and Pathogen Diagnostics; Julius Kühn-Institut - Federal Research Centre for Cultivated Plants; Braunschweig; Germany
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- Institute for Epidemiology and Pathogen Diagnostics; Julius Kühn-Institut - Federal Research Centre for Cultivated Plants; Braunschweig; Germany
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- Institute for Epidemiology and Pathogen Diagnostics; Julius Kühn-Institut - Federal Research Centre for Cultivated Plants; Braunschweig; Germany
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- Institute for Epidemiology and Pathogen Diagnostics; Julius Kühn-Institut - Federal Research Centre for Cultivated Plants; Braunschweig; Germany
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- Institute for Environmental Biotechnology; Graz University of Technology; Graz; Austria
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Radhakrishnan M, Gopikrishnan V, Suresh A, Selvakumar N, Balagurunathan R, kumar V. Characterization and phylogenetic analysis of antituberculous compound producing actinomycete strain D25 isolated from Thar Desert soil, Rajasthan. Bioinformation 2013; 9:18-22. [PMID: 23390339 PMCID: PMC3563411 DOI: 10.6026/97320630009018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/09/2012] [Accepted: 10/15/2012] [Indexed: 12/04/2022] Open
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During the course of the anti-infective drug discovery programme, actinomycete strain D25 was recovered from the Thar Desert soil, Rajasthan, India. Actinomycin type of compound isolated from the strain D25 showed promising activity against multi drug resistant and extensively drug resistant M. tuberculosis isolates. The present study reports the characteristics and phylogenetic status of the actinomycete strain D25. Phenotypic and cell wall characteristics revealed that the strain belongs to the genus Streptomyces. Further 16s rRNA analysis confined the genus Streptomyces with 97% similarity to the closely related species Streptomyces althioticus KCTC 9752. The 16s rRNA sequence was submitted to GenBank with the accession number JN604533.1. According to Bossard et al. (2003) strain D25 was found to be a novel species of the genus Streptomyces from Thar Desert soil, Rajasthan.
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- Manikkam Radhakrishnan
- Department of Bacteriology, National Institute for Research in Tuberculosis, Chetpet, Chennai – 600031, Tamil Nadu, India
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- Department of Bacteriology, National Institute for Research in Tuberculosis, Chetpet, Chennai – 600031, Tamil Nadu, India
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- Department of Bacteriology, National Institute for Research in Tuberculosis, Chetpet, Chennai – 600031, Tamil Nadu, India
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- Department of Bacteriology, National Institute for Research in Tuberculosis, Chetpet, Chennai – 600031, Tamil Nadu, India
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Santhanam R, Okoro CK, Rong X, Huang Y, Bull AT, Weon HY, Andrews BA, Asenjo JA, Goodfellow M. Streptomyces atacamensis sp. nov., isolated from an extreme hyper-arid soil of the Atacama Desert, Chile. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2012; 62:2680-2684. [DOI: 10.1099/ijs.0.038463-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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The taxonomic position of a
Streptomyces
strain isolated from an extreme hyper-arid soil sample collected from the Atacama Desert was determined using a polyphasic approach. The strain, isolate C60T, had chemical and morphological features typical of members of the genus
Streptomyces
and formed a distinct phyletic line in the
Streptomyces
16S rRNA gene tree, together with the type strain of
Streptomyces radiopugnans
. The two strains were distinguished readily using a combination of phenotypic properties and by a DNA–DNA relatedness value of 23.17 (±0.95) %. On the basis of these genotypic and phenotypic data, it is proposed that isolate C60T ( = CGMCC 4.7018T = KACC 15492T) be classified in the genus
Streptomyces
as Streptomyces atacamensis sp. nov.
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- Rakesh Santhanam
- School of Biology, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 7RU, UK
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- School of Biology, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 7RU, UK
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- State Key Laboratory of Microbial Resources, Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Microbial Resources, Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, PR China
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- Department of Biosciences, University of Kent, Canterbury CT2 7NJ, UK
- School of Biology, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 7RU, UK
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- Korean Agricultural Culture Collection, Agricultural Microbiological Team, National Academy of Agricultural Science, Rural Development Administration, Suwon 441-707, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, University of Chile, Beauchef 850, Santiago, Chile
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- Department of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, University of Chile, Beauchef 850, Santiago, Chile
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- School of Biology, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 7RU, UK
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Streptomyces bullii sp. nov., isolated from a hyper-arid Atacama Desert soil. Antonie van Leeuwenhoek 2012; 103:367-73. [DOI: 10.1007/s10482-012-9816-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/28/2012] [Accepted: 09/12/2012] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Helaly SE, Kulik A, Zinecker H, Ramachandaran K, Tan GYA, Imhoff JF, Süssmuth RD, Fiedler HP, Sabaratnam V. Langkolide, a 32-membered macrolactone antibiotic produced by Streptomyces sp. Acta 3062. JOURNAL OF NATURAL PRODUCTS 2012; 75:1018-1024. [PMID: 22642587 DOI: 10.1021/np200580g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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A new 32-membered macrolactone antibiotic, named langkolide, was isolated from the mycelium of Streptomyces sp. Acta 3062. The langkolide structure was determined by HR-MS and 1D and 2D NMR as a 32-membered macrolactone connected from an overhanging polyketide tail to a naphthoquinone unit mediated by two carbohydrate moieties. The producing strain was isolated from a rhizosphere soil of Clitorea sp. collected at Burau Bay, Langkawi, Malaysia, and was characterized by its morphological and chemotaxonomic features in addition to its 16S rRNA gene sequence. It was identified as a member of the Streptomyces galbus clade. Langkolide exhibited various bioactivities including antimicrobial and antiproliferative activities. Furthermore, langkolide inhibited human recombinant phosphodiesterase 4 with an IC(50) value of 0.48 μM.
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- Soleiman E Helaly
- Institut für Chemie, Technische Universität Berlin, 10623 Berlin, Germany
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