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Dos Santos JDN, Pinto E, Martín J, Vicente F, Reyes F, Lage OM. Unveiling the bioactive potential of Actinomycetota from the Tagus River estuary. Int Microbiol 2024; 27:1357-1372. [PMID: 38236380 PMCID: PMC11452475 DOI: 10.1007/s10123-024-00483-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/08/2023] [Revised: 12/28/2023] [Accepted: 01/10/2024] [Indexed: 01/19/2024]
Abstract
The increase in global travel and the incorrect and excessive use of antibiotics has led to an unprecedented rise in antibiotic resistance in bacterial and fungal populations. To overcome these problems, novel bioactive natural products must be discovered, which may be found in underexplored environments, such as estuarine habitats. In the present work, estuarine actinomycetotal strains were isolated with conventional and iChip techniques from the Tagus estuary in Alcochete, Portugal, and analysed for different antimicrobial bioactivities. Extracts were produced from the isolated cultures and tested for bioactivity against Staphylococcus aureus ATCC 29213, Escherichia coli ATCC 25922, Aspergillus fumigatus ATCC 240305, Candida albicans ATCC 10231 and Trichophyton rubrum FF5. Furthermore, bioactive extracts were subjected to dereplication by high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) and high-resolution mass spectrometry (HRMS) to putatively identify their chemical components. In total, 105 isolates belonging to 3 genera were obtained. One which was isolated, MTZ3.1 T, represents a described novel taxon for which the name Streptomyces meridianus was proposed. Regarding the bioactivity testing, extracts from 12 strains proved to be active against S. aureus, 2 against E. coli, 4 against A. fumigatus, 3 against C. albicans and 10 against T. rubrum. Dereplication of bioactive extracts showed the presence of 28 known bioactive molecules, 35 hits have one or more possible matches in the DNP and 18 undescribed ones. These results showed that the isolated bacteria might be the source of new bioactive natural products.
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Affiliation(s)
- José Diogo Neves Dos Santos
- Department of Biology, Faculty of Sciences, University of Porto, Rua Do Campo Alegre, S/N, 4169-007, Porto, Portugal.
- Interdisciplinary Centre of Marine and Environmental Research, Terminal de Cruzeiros Do Porto de Leixões, University of Porto, Avenida General Norton de Matos, S/N, 4450-208, Matosinhos, Portugal.
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- Interdisciplinary Centre of Marine and Environmental Research, Terminal de Cruzeiros Do Porto de Leixões, University of Porto, Avenida General Norton de Matos, S/N, 4450-208, Matosinhos, Portugal
- Laboratory of Microbiology, Department of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Porto, Rua Jorge de Viterbo Ferreira 228, 4050-313, Porto, Portugal
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- Centro de Excelencia en Investigación de Medicamentos Innovadores en Andalucía, Fundación MEDINA, Avenida del Conocimiento, 34 Parque Tecnológico de Ciencias de La Salud, 18016, Granada, Spain
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- Centro de Excelencia en Investigación de Medicamentos Innovadores en Andalucía, Fundación MEDINA, Avenida del Conocimiento, 34 Parque Tecnológico de Ciencias de La Salud, 18016, Granada, Spain
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- Centro de Excelencia en Investigación de Medicamentos Innovadores en Andalucía, Fundación MEDINA, Avenida del Conocimiento, 34 Parque Tecnológico de Ciencias de La Salud, 18016, Granada, Spain
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- Department of Biology, Faculty of Sciences, University of Porto, Rua Do Campo Alegre, S/N, 4169-007, Porto, Portugal
- Interdisciplinary Centre of Marine and Environmental Research, Terminal de Cruzeiros Do Porto de Leixões, University of Porto, Avenida General Norton de Matos, S/N, 4450-208, Matosinhos, Portugal
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Vitorino IR, Pinto E, Martín J, Mackenzie TA, Ramos MC, Sánchez P, de la Cruz M, Vicente F, Vasconcelos V, Reyes F, Lage OM. Uncovering the biotechnological capacity of marine and brackish water Planctomycetota. Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek 2024; 117:26. [PMID: 38261060 PMCID: PMC10805854 DOI: 10.1007/s10482-023-01923-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/14/2023] [Accepted: 12/21/2023] [Indexed: 01/24/2024]
Abstract
An appealing strategy for finding novel bioactive molecules in Nature consists in exploring underrepresented and -studied microorganisms. Here, we investigated the antimicrobial and tumoral anti-proliferative bioactivities of twenty-three marine and estuarine bacteria of the fascinating phylum Planctomycetota. This was achieved through extraction of compounds produced by the Planctomycetota cultured in oligotrophic medium followed by an antimicrobial screening against ten relevant human pathogens including Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria, and fungi. Cytotoxic effects of the extracts were also evaluated against five tumoral cell lines. Moderate to potent activities were obtained against Enterococcus faecalis, methicillin-sensitive and methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus and vancomycin-sensitive and vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium. Anti-fungal effects were observed against Trichophyton rubrum, Candida albicans and Aspergillus fumigatus. The highest cytotoxic effects were observed against human breast, pancreas and melanoma tumoral cell lines. Novipirellula caenicola and Rhodopirellula spp. strains displayed the widest spectrum of bioactivities while Rubinisphaera margarita ICM_H10T affected all Gram-positive bacteria tested. LC-HRMS analysis of the extracts did not reveal the presence of any known bioactive natural product, suggesting that the observed activities are most likely caused by novel molecules, that need identification. In summary, we expanded the scope of planctomycetal species investigated for bioactivities and demonstrated that various strains are promising sources of novel bioactive compounds, which reenforces the potential biotechnological prospects offered by Planctomycetota.
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- Inês R Vitorino
- Department of Biology, Faculty of Sciences, University of Porto, Rua Do Campo Alegre S/N, 4169-007, Porto, Portugal.
- CIIMAR/CIMAR, Interdisciplinary Centre of Marine and Environmental Research, Terminal de Cruzeiros Do Porto de Leixões, 4450-208, Matosinhos, Portugal.
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- CIIMAR/CIMAR, Interdisciplinary Centre of Marine and Environmental Research, Terminal de Cruzeiros Do Porto de Leixões, 4450-208, Matosinhos, Portugal
- Laboratory of Microbiology, Biological Sciences Department, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Porto, 4050-313, Porto, Portugal
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- Fundación MEDINA, PTS Health Sciences Technology Park, Avenida del Conocimiento 34, 18016, Granada, Spain
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- Fundación MEDINA, PTS Health Sciences Technology Park, Avenida del Conocimiento 34, 18016, Granada, Spain
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- Fundación MEDINA, PTS Health Sciences Technology Park, Avenida del Conocimiento 34, 18016, Granada, Spain
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- Fundación MEDINA, PTS Health Sciences Technology Park, Avenida del Conocimiento 34, 18016, Granada, Spain
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- Fundación MEDINA, PTS Health Sciences Technology Park, Avenida del Conocimiento 34, 18016, Granada, Spain
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- Fundación MEDINA, PTS Health Sciences Technology Park, Avenida del Conocimiento 34, 18016, Granada, Spain
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- Department of Biology, Faculty of Sciences, University of Porto, Rua Do Campo Alegre S/N, 4169-007, Porto, Portugal
- CIIMAR/CIMAR, Interdisciplinary Centre of Marine and Environmental Research, Terminal de Cruzeiros Do Porto de Leixões, 4450-208, Matosinhos, Portugal
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- Fundación MEDINA, PTS Health Sciences Technology Park, Avenida del Conocimiento 34, 18016, Granada, Spain
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- Department of Biology, Faculty of Sciences, University of Porto, Rua Do Campo Alegre S/N, 4169-007, Porto, Portugal
- CIIMAR/CIMAR, Interdisciplinary Centre of Marine and Environmental Research, Terminal de Cruzeiros Do Porto de Leixões, 4450-208, Matosinhos, Portugal
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Santos JDND, Klimek D, Calusinska M, Lobo-da-Cunha A, Catita J, Gonçalves H, González I, Lage OM. Microbacterium memoriense sp. nov., a member of the Actinomycetota from marine beach sediment of the north coast of Portugal. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2024; 74. [PMID: 38189368 DOI: 10.1099/ijsem.0.006230] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2024] Open
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The oceans harbour a myriad of unknown micro-organisms that remain unstudied because of a failure to establish the right growth conditions under laboratory conditions. To overcome this limitation, an isolation effort inspired by the iChip was performed using marine sediments from Memória beach, Portugal. A novel strain, PMIC_1C1BT, was obtained and subjected to a polyphasic study. Cells of strain PMIC_1C1BT were Gram-positive, rod-shaped, divided by binary fission and formed colonies that were shiny light-yellow. Based on its full 16S rRNA gene sequence, strain PMIC_1C1BT was phylogenetically associated to the genus Microbacterium and its closest relatives were Microbacterium aurum KACC 15219T (98.55 %), Microbacterium diaminobutyricum RZ63T (98.48 %) and Microbacterium hatanonis JCM 14558T (98.13 %). Strain PMIC_1C1BT had a genome size of 2 761 607 bp with 67.71 mol% of G+C content and 2582 coding sequences, which is lower than the genus average. Strain PMIC_1C1BT grew from 15 to 30 °C, optimally at 25 °C, at pH 6.0 to 11.0, optimally between pH 6.0 and 8.0, and from 0 to 5 % (w/v) NaCl, optimally between 2.0 and 3.0 %. It grew with casamino acids, glutamine, methionine, N-acetylglucosamine, sodium nitrate, tryptophan, urea and valine as sole nitrogen sources, and arabinose and cellobiose as sole carbon sources. The major cellular fatty acids were anteiso-C15 : 0, iso-C16 : 0 and iso-C17 : 0. Genome mining revealed the presence of four biosynthetic gene clusters (BGCs) with low similarities to other known BCGs. Based on the polyphasic data, strain PMIC_1C1BT is proposed to represent a novel species, for which the name Microbacterium memoriense sp. nov. (=CECT 30366T=LMG 32350T) is proposed.
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- José Diogo Neves Dos Santos
- Department of Biology, Faculty of Sciences, University of Porto, Rua do Campo Alegre s/no., 4169-007 Porto, Portugal
- Interdisciplinary Centre of Marine and Environmental Research, University of Porto, Terminal de Cruzeiros do Porto de Leixões, Avenida General Norton de Matos, S/N, 4450-208 Matosinhos, Portugal
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- Environmental Research and Innovation Department (ERIN), Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology (LIST), Belvaux, Luxembourg
- The Faculty of Science, Technology and Medicine (FSTM), University of Luxembourg, Esch-Belval Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg
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- Environmental Research and Innovation Department (ERIN), Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology (LIST), Belvaux, Luxembourg
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- Department of Microscopy, School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences (ICBAS), University of Porto, Rua Jorge de Viterbo Ferreira 228, 4050-313 Porto, Portugal
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- Paralab, SA, Valbom, Portugal
- FP-I3ID, FP-BHS, Faculdade de Ciências da Saúde, Universidade Fernando Pessoa, Rua Carlos da Maia, 296, 4200-150 Porto, Portugal
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- Fundación MEDINA, Centro de Excelencia en Investigación de Medicamentos Innovadores en Andalucía, Avenida del Conocimiento, 34 Parque Tecnológico de Ciencias de la Salud, 18016 Granada, Spain
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- Department of Biology, Faculty of Sciences, University of Porto, Rua do Campo Alegre s/no., 4169-007 Porto, Portugal
- Interdisciplinary Centre of Marine and Environmental Research, University of Porto, Terminal de Cruzeiros do Porto de Leixões, Avenida General Norton de Matos, S/N, 4450-208 Matosinhos, Portugal
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Matsuda K, Niikura S, Ichihara R, Fujita K, Strasser AM, Yoshikawa R, Yasuda J, Hiramatsu Y, Hayashi H, Kodama EN, Wakimoto T. Synthesis and Cytotoxicity of Cyclic Octapeptide Surugamides with Varied N-Acyl Moieties. Chem Pharm Bull (Tokyo) 2024; 72:826-830. [PMID: 39313387 DOI: 10.1248/cpb.c24-00533] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/25/2024]
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Surugamides are a group of non-ribosomal peptides produced by Streptomyces spp. Several derivatives possess acyl groups, which are proposed to be attached to a lysine side chain after backbone-macrocyclization during biosynthesis. To date, five different acyl groups have been identified in nature, yet their impacts on biological activity remain underexplored. Here we synthesized surugamide B derivatives with varied acyl moieties. Biological evaluations revealed that larger hydrophobic acyl groups on lysine ε-NH2 enhance cytotoxicity.
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- Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Hokkaido University
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- Department of Emerging Infectious Diseases, Institute of Tropical Medicine (NEKKEN), Nagasaki University
- Department of Emerging Infectious Diseases, National Research Center for the Control and Prevention of Infectious Diseases (CCPID), Nagasaki University
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- Department of Emerging Infectious Diseases, Institute of Tropical Medicine (NEKKEN), Nagasaki University
- Department of Emerging Infectious Diseases, National Research Center for the Control and Prevention of Infectious Diseases (CCPID), Nagasaki University
- Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences and Program for Nurturing Global Leaders in Tropical and Emerging Communicable Diseases, Nagasaki University
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- Graduate School of Medicine, Tohoku University
- International Research Institute of Disaster Science, Tohoku University
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- Graduate School of Medicine, Tohoku University
- International Research Institute of Disaster Science, Tohoku University
- Tohoku Medical Megabank Organization, Tohoku University
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Santos JDND, Klimek D, Calusinska M, Lobo-da-Cunha A, Catita J, Gonçalves H, González I, Reyes F, Lage OM. Streptomyces meridianus sp. nov. isolated from brackish water of the Tagus estuary in Alcochete, Portugal. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2023; 73. [PMID: 37486346 DOI: 10.1099/ijsem.0.005987] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/25/2023] Open
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An isolation effort focused on sporogenous Actinomycetota from the Tagus estuary in Alcochete, Portugal, yielded a novel actinomycetal strain, designated MTZ3.1T, which was subjected to a polyphasic taxonomic study. MTZ3.1T is characterised by morphology typical of members of the genus Streptomyces, with light beige coloured substrate mycelium, which does not release pigments to the culture medium and with helicoidal aerial hyphae that differentiate into spores with a light-grey colour. The phylogeny of MTZ3.1T, based on the full 16S rRNA gene sequence, indicated that its closest relatives were Streptomyces alkaliterrae OF1T (98.48 %), Streptomyces chumphonensis KK1-2T (98.41 %), Streptomyces albofaciens JCM 4342T (98.34 %), Streoptomyces paromomycinus NBRC 15454T (98.34 %) and Streptomyces chrestomyceticus NRBC 13444T (98.34 %). Moreover, average nucleotide identity (ANI), average amino acid identity (AAI) and digital DNA-DNA hybridisation (dDDH) are below the species cutoff values (ANI 67.70 and 68.35 %, AAI 77.06 and 76.71 % and dDDH 22.10 and 21.50 % for S. alkaliterrae OF1T and S. chumphonensis KK1-2T, respectively). Whole genome sequencing revealed that MTZ3.1T has a genome of 5 644 485 bp with a DNA G+C content of 71.29 mol% and 5044 coding sequences. Physiologically, MTZ3.1T is strictly aerobic, able to grow at 15-37 °C, optimally at 25 °C and between pH5 and 8 and showed high salinity tolerance, growing with 0-10 %(w/v) NaCl. Major cellular fatty acids are C15 : 0, iso-C15 : 0, anteiso-C15 : 0 and iso-C16 : 0. Furthermore, it was able to utilise a variety of nitrogen and carbon sources. Antimicrobial screening indicated that MTZ3.1T has potent anti-Staphylococcus aureus activity. On the basis of the polyphasic data, MTZ3.1T is proposed to represent a novel species, Streptomyces meridianus sp. nov. (= CECT 30416T = DSM 114037T=LMG 32463T).
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- José Diogo Neves Dos Santos
- Department of Biology, Faculty of Sciences, University of Porto, Rua do Campo Alegre s/n° 4169-007 Porto, Portugal
- Interdisciplinary Centre of Marine and Environmental Research, University of Porto, Terminal de Cruzeiros do Porto de Leixões, Avenida General Norton de Matos, S/N, 4450-208 Matosinhos, Porto, Portugal
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- Environmental Research and Innovation Department (ERIN), Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology (LIST), Belvaux, Luxembourg
- The Faculty of Science, Technology and Medicine (FSTM), University of Luxembourg, 4365 Esch-Belval Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg
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- Environmental Research and Innovation Department (ERIN), Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology (LIST), Belvaux, Luxembourg
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- Department of Microscopy, School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences (ICBAS), University of Porto, Rua Jorge de Viterbo Ferreira 228, 4050-313 Porto, Portugal
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- Paralab, SA, Valbom, Portugal
- FP-I3ID, FP-BHS, Faculdade de Ciências da Saúde, Universidade Fernando Pessoa, Rua Carlos da Maia 296, 4200-150 Porto, Portugal
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- Fundación MEDINA, Centro de Excelencia en Investigación de Medicamentos Innovadores en Andalucía, Avenida del Conocimiento, 34 Parque Tecnológico de Ciencias de la Salud1, 8016 Granada, Spain
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- Fundación MEDINA, Centro de Excelencia en Investigación de Medicamentos Innovadores en Andalucía, Avenida del Conocimiento, 34 Parque Tecnológico de Ciencias de la Salud1, 8016 Granada, Spain
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- Department of Biology, Faculty of Sciences, University of Porto, Rua do Campo Alegre s/n° 4169-007 Porto, Portugal
- Interdisciplinary Centre of Marine and Environmental Research, University of Porto, Terminal de Cruzeiros do Porto de Leixões, Avenida General Norton de Matos, S/N, 4450-208 Matosinhos, Porto, Portugal
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Zhao J, Shakir Y, Deng Y, Zhang Y. Use of modified ichip for the cultivation of thermo-tolerant microorganisms from the hot spring. BMC Microbiol 2023; 23:56. [PMID: 36869305 PMCID: PMC9983152 DOI: 10.1186/s12866-023-02803-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/07/2022] [Accepted: 02/20/2023] [Indexed: 03/05/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Thermostable microorganisms are extremophiles. They have a special genetic background and metabolic pathway and can produce a variety of enzymes and other active substances with special functions. Most thermo-tolerant microorganisms from environmental samples have resisted cultivation on artificial growth media. Therefore, it is of great significance to isolate more thermo-tolerant microorganisms and study their characteristics to explore the origin of life and exploit more thermo-tolerant enzymes. Tengchong hot spring in Yunnan contains a lot of thermo-tolerant microbial resources because of its perennial high temperature. The ichip method was developed by D. Nichols in 2010 and can be used to isolate so-called "uncultivable" microorganisms from different environments. Here, we describe the first application of modified ichip to isolate thermo-tolerant bacteria from hot springs. RESULTS In this study, 133 strains of bacteria belonging to 19 genera were obtained. 107 strains of bacteria in 17 genera were isolated by modified ichip, and 26 strains of bacteria in 6 genera were isolated by direct plating methods. 25 strains are previously uncultured, 20 of which can only be cultivated after being domesticated by ichip. Two strains of previously unculturable Lysobacter sp., which can withstand 85 °C, were isolated for the first time. Alkalihalobacillus, Lysobacter and Agromyces genera were first found to have 85 °C tolerance. CONCLUSION Our results indicate that the modified ichip approach can be successfully applied in a hot spring environment.
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- Juntian Zhao
- School of Life Science, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing, 100081, China
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- Department of Biochemistry, Hazara University, Mansehra, Pakistan
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- School of Life Science, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing, 100081, China
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- School of Life Science, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing, 100081, China.
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Vitorino IR, Klimek D, Calusinska M, Lobo-da-Cunha A, Vasconcelos V, Lage OM. Stieleria sedimenti sp. nov., a Novel Member of the Family Pirellulaceae with Antimicrobial Activity Isolated in Portugal from Brackish Sediments. Microorganisms 2022; 10:2151. [PMID: 36363743 PMCID: PMC9692418 DOI: 10.3390/microorganisms10112151] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/27/2022] [Revised: 10/26/2022] [Accepted: 10/27/2022] [Indexed: 09/23/2023] Open
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The phylum Planctomycetota is known for having uncommon biological features. Recently, biotechnological applications of its members have started to be explored, namely in the genus Stieleria. Here, we formally describe a novel Stieleriaisolate designated as strain ICT_E10.1T, obtained from sediments collected in the Tagus estuary (Portugal). Strain ICT_E10.1T is pink-pigmented, spherical to ovoid in shape, and 1.7 µm ± 0.3 × 1.4 µm ± 0.3 in size. Cells cluster strongly in aggregates or small chains, divide by budding, and have prominent fimbriae. Strain ICT_E10.1T is heterotrophic and aerobic. Growth occurs from 20 to 30 °C, from 0.5 to 3% (w/v) NaCl, and from pH 6.5 to 11.0. The analysis of the 16S rRNA gene sequence placed strain ICT_E10.1T into the genus Stieleria with Stieleria neptunia Enr13T as the closest validly described relative. The genome size is 9,813,311 bp and the DNA G+C content is 58.8 mol%. Morphological, physiological, and genomic analyses support the separation of this strain into a novel species, for which we propose the name Stieleria sedimenti represented by strain ICT_E10.1T as the type of strain (=CECT 30514T= DSM 113784T). Furthermore, this isolate showed biotechnological potential by displaying relevant biosynthetic gene clusters and potent activity against Staphylococcus aureus.
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- Inês Rosado Vitorino
- Departamento de Biologia, Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade do Porto, Rua do Campo Alegre s/n, 4169-007 Porto, Portugal
- CIIMAR/CIMAR, Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental, Universidade do Porto, Terminal de Cruzeiros do Porto de Leixões, Avenida General Norton de Matos, S/N, 4450-208 Matosinhos, Portugal
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- The Environmental Research and Innovation (ERIN), Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology (LIST), 41 rue du Brill, L-4422 Belvaux, Luxemburg
- The Faculty of Science, Technology and Medicine (FSTM), University of Luxembourg, 2 Avenue de l’Université, L-4365 Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg
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- The Environmental Research and Innovation (ERIN), Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology (LIST), 41 rue du Brill, L-4422 Belvaux, Luxemburg
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- Laboratório de Biologia Celular, Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, ICBAS, Universidade do Porto, Rua de Jorge Viterbo Ferreira, 228, 4050-313 Porto, Portugal
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- Departamento de Biologia, Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade do Porto, Rua do Campo Alegre s/n, 4169-007 Porto, Portugal
- CIIMAR/CIMAR, Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental, Universidade do Porto, Terminal de Cruzeiros do Porto de Leixões, Avenida General Norton de Matos, S/N, 4450-208 Matosinhos, Portugal
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- Departamento de Biologia, Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade do Porto, Rua do Campo Alegre s/n, 4169-007 Porto, Portugal
- CIIMAR/CIMAR, Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental, Universidade do Porto, Terminal de Cruzeiros do Porto de Leixões, Avenida General Norton de Matos, S/N, 4450-208 Matosinhos, Portugal
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