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Diversity and Taxonomic Novelty of Actinobacteria Isolated from The
Diversity and taxonomic novelty of Actinobacteria isolated from the Atacama Desert and their potential to produce antibiotics Dissertation zur Erlangung des Doktorgrades der Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftlichen Fakultät der Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel Vorgelegt von Alvaro S. Villalobos Kiel 2018 Referent: Prof. Dr. Johannes F. Imhoff Korreferent: Prof. Dr. Ute Hentschel Humeida Tag der mündlichen Prüfung: Zum Druck genehmigt: 03.12.2018 gez. Prof. Dr. Frank Kempken, Dekan Table of contents Summary .......................................................................................................................................... 1 Zusammenfassung ............................................................................................................................ 2 Introduction ...................................................................................................................................... 3 Geological and climatic background of Atacama Desert ............................................................. 3 Microbiology of Atacama Desert ................................................................................................. 5 Natural products from Atacama Desert ........................................................................................ 9 References .................................................................................................................................. 12 Aim of the thesis ........................................................................................................................... -
Bioactive Actinobacteria Associated with Two South African Medicinal Plants, Aloe Ferox and Sutherlandia Frutescens
Bioactive actinobacteria associated with two South African medicinal plants, Aloe ferox and Sutherlandia frutescens Maria Catharina King A thesis submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor Philosophiae in the Department of Biotechnology, University of the Western Cape. Supervisor: Dr Bronwyn Kirby-McCullough August 2021 http://etd.uwc.ac.za/ Keywords Actinobacteria Antibacterial Bioactive compounds Bioactive gene clusters Fynbos Genetic potential Genome mining Medicinal plants Unique environments Whole genome sequencing ii http://etd.uwc.ac.za/ Abstract Bioactive actinobacteria associated with two South African medicinal plants, Aloe ferox and Sutherlandia frutescens MC King PhD Thesis, Department of Biotechnology, University of the Western Cape Actinobacteria, a Gram-positive phylum of bacteria found in both terrestrial and aquatic environments, are well-known producers of antibiotics and other bioactive compounds. The isolation of actinobacteria from unique environments has resulted in the discovery of new antibiotic compounds that can be used by the pharmaceutical industry. In this study, the fynbos biome was identified as one of these unique habitats due to its rich plant diversity that hosts over 8500 different plant species, including many medicinal plants. In this study two medicinal plants from the fynbos biome were identified as unique environments for the discovery of bioactive actinobacteria, Aloe ferox (Cape aloe) and Sutherlandia frutescens (cancer bush). Actinobacteria from the genera Streptomyces, Micromonaspora, Amycolatopsis and Alloactinosynnema were isolated from these two medicinal plants and tested for antibiotic activity. Actinobacterial isolates from soil (248; 188), roots (0; 7), seeds (0; 10) and leaves (0; 6), from A. ferox and S. frutescens, respectively, were tested for activity against a range of Gram-negative and Gram-positive human pathogenic bacteria. -
Phylogenetic Study of the Species Within the Family Streptomycetaceae
Antonie van Leeuwenhoek DOI 10.1007/s10482-011-9656-0 ORIGINAL PAPER Phylogenetic study of the species within the family Streptomycetaceae D. P. Labeda • M. Goodfellow • R. Brown • A. C. Ward • B. Lanoot • M. Vanncanneyt • J. Swings • S.-B. Kim • Z. Liu • J. Chun • T. Tamura • A. Oguchi • T. Kikuchi • H. Kikuchi • T. Nishii • K. Tsuji • Y. Yamaguchi • A. Tase • M. Takahashi • T. Sakane • K. I. Suzuki • K. Hatano Received: 7 September 2011 / Accepted: 7 October 2011 Ó Springer Science+Business Media B.V. (outside the USA) 2011 Abstract Species of the genus Streptomyces, which any other microbial genus, resulting from academic constitute the vast majority of taxa within the family and industrial activities. The methods used for char- Streptomycetaceae, are a predominant component of acterization have evolved through several phases over the microbial population in soils throughout the world the years from those based largely on morphological and have been the subject of extensive isolation and observations, to subsequent classifications based on screening efforts over the years because they are a numerical taxonomic analyses of standardized sets of major source of commercially and medically impor- phenotypic characters and, most recently, to the use of tant secondary metabolites. Taxonomic characteriza- molecular phylogenetic analyses of gene sequences. tion of Streptomyces strains has been a challenge due The present phylogenetic study examines almost all to the large number of described species, greater than described species (615 taxa) within the family Strep- tomycetaceae based on 16S rRNA gene sequences Electronic supplementary material The online version and illustrates the species diversity within this family, of this article (doi:10.1007/s10482-011-9656-0) contains which is observed to contain 130 statistically supplementary material, which is available to authorized users. -
Database on the Taxonomical Characterisation and Potential
EXTERNAL SCIENTIFIC REPORT APPROVED: 2 March 2017 doi:10.2903/sp.efsa.2017.EN-1274 Database on the taxonomical characterisation and potential toxigenic capacities of microorganisms used for the industrial production of food enzymes and feed additives, which do not have a recommendation for Qualified Presumption of Safety Amparo de Benito a, Clara Ibáñez a, Walter Moncho a, David Martínez a, Ariane Vettorazzi b and Adela López de Cerain b aAINIA Technology Centre, Spain bDepartment of Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Navarra, Spain Abstract The present work constitutes the external scientific report of the EFSA open call OC/EFSA/FEED/2015/01. The aim of the call was to provide EFSA with a database from a review on the taxonomical description and potential toxigenic capacities of microorganisms used for the industrial production of feed additives and food enzymes. The review includes microorganisms used as source of feed additives and food enzymes for which EFSA has received or can potentially receive applications for safety assessment, and which have not been recommended for Qualified Presumption of Safety status. The database also comprises the molecular taxonomical identifiers and biosynthetic pathways involved in the production of toxic compounds and the responsible genes. The main result of the project is shown as a database developed according to the EFSA data structure. The methodological aspects and the queries used in the systematic search, as well as the procedure applied for the screening of scientific documents retrieved are described in this report. Details are available in supplementary appendices. In total, 22970 scientific documents were screened in the literature search, from which 411 were initially selected for providing pertinent data for the scope of the project. -
Chapter One Introduction and Objectives
CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION AND OBJECTIVES 1 CHAPTER ONE 1.1. INTRODUCTION Resistance by pathogenic bacteria has become a major health concern. Many Gram-positive bacteria and Gram-negative opportunistic pathogens were becoming resistant to virtually every clinically available drug. The emergence of multi resistant pathogenic strains has caused a therapeutic problem of enormous proportions. For instance, they cause substantial morbidity and mortality especially among the elderly and immunocompromised patients. In response, there is a renewed interest in discovering novel classes of antibiotics that have different mechanisms of action (Ogunmwonyi, 2010). Natural products have been regarded as important sources of antimicrobial compounds. There are great potential in bio-prospecting from the sea and marine natural products research has just started to bloom (Kiruthika et al., 2013). Marine microorganisms have become an important source of novel microbial products (Haggag et al., 2014). Thus, the interest of investigators was directed towards marine habitat as unusual source to be explored for the development of new drugs. Significant part of this attention has been paid to marine microorganisms, which have become important in the study of novel compounds exhibiting antibacterial, antifungal, and antitumor (Kokare et al., 2004). The dramatic increase in the prevalence of human pathogens resistant to most known antibiotics, and the emergence of new pathogens, stimulated the search for novel and potent antibiotics. Microorganisms in marine attract a great deal of attention, due to their adaptability to extreme environments. This allows the 2 organisms to produce different types of bioactive compounds including antibiotics with unique properties and applications (Mohan et al., 2013). In the last decades members of Actinomycetes became almost the most important source for antibiotics. -
Calcium Chloride, Sodium Alginate, Or Epsilon-Polylysine Are Added (GRN 462 440)
Microorganisms Handling/Processing 1 Identification of Petitioned Substance 2 3 Chemical Names: CAS Numbers: 4 There are many different microbial species used Bacillus subtilis 68038-70-0 5 in processing and handling. Among the most Bacillus coagulans 68038-65-3 Lactobacillus 6 common are: Aspergillus oryzae., Bacillus spp., bulgaricus 68333-15-3 7 Bifidobacteria spp., Pennicillium spp. and Rhizobus Lactococcus lactis 68814-39-1 8 spp. Leuconostoc oenos 72869-38-6 9 10 Other Name: Other Codes: 11 N/A TSCA Flag XU [Exempt from reporting under the 12 Inventory Update Rule]; TSCA UVCB 13 Trade Names: 14 15 This technical report discusses the use of microorganisms in organic processing and handling. The focus of 16 this report is the use of microorganisms in agricultural handling and processing of certified organic 17 products such as probiotics, dairy and non-dairy fermented foods and beverages, bacteriophages, and as 18 alternatives to sanitizers and cleaning agents for biological control. Yeasts are a type of microorganisms 19 used in food production, but they are outside the scope of this technical report as they are listed separately 20 on the National List. By-products and non-living components of microorganisms such as bacteriocins and 21 enzymes are also outside the scope of this report. 22 23 Summary of Petitioned Use 24 25 Microorganisms are classified as nonagricultural (nonorganic) substances that are allowed as ingredients in 26 or on processed products labeled as “organic” or “made with organic (specified ingredients or food 27 group(s)” (NOP Rule §205.605(a)). Any food grade bacteria, fungi, and other microorganisms are allowed 28 for use without restrictions in processing & handling as stated at §205.605(a).