title: Phylogenetic identification of bacteria with antimicrobial activities isolated from Mediterranean sponges.
abstract: Bacteria were isolated from Mediterranean sponges and specifically selected according to their antimicrobial activity. They were classified on the basis of partial 16S rDNA sequences as members of distinct clusters of alpha-Proteobacteria and gamma-Proteobacteria. The action spectrum of antimicrobial activities against target organisms was related to the phylogenetic position of the isolates.
authors.affiliation: Institut für Meereskunde an der Universität Kiel, Düsternbrooker Weg 20, D-24105 Kiel, Germany.
authors.forename: Vera
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Thiel
authors.forename: Johannes F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Imhoff
mesh_terms: D020561:Alphaproteobacteria / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics* / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000378:metabolism; D000818:Animals; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000378:metabolism; D000898:Antibiosis / Q000235:genetics*; D020563:Gammaproteobacteria / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics* / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000378:metabolism; D014644:Genetic Variation; D016680:Genome, Bacterial; D008522:Mediterranean Sea; D010802:Phylogeny; D011161:Porifera / Q000382:microbiology*; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / Q000235:genetics; D012623:Seawater / Q000382:microbiology
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S