The occurrence of bioactive micromonosporae in aquatic habitats of the Sunshine Coast in Australia.
Screening strategies based on the ecological knowledge of antibiotic producing microorganisms and their roles in the natural environment are being increasingly employed in the search for novel antibiotic agents. Micromonosporae are common inhabitants of aquatic habitats and have proved to be a continuing source of novel bioactive compounds including antibacterial and antitumor agents. The ecological distribution and frequency of bioactive micromonosporae in Sunshine Coast region aquatic habitats were studied through a range of selective isolation procedures designed to negatively select against the isolation of unwanted microbial taxa commonly associated with marine environments. It was revealed that bioactive compound producing species of micromonosporae were present in the aquatic habitats of the Sunshine Coast region in Australia.
Eccleston
Glen P
GP
Faculty of Science, Health and Education, University of the Sunshine Coast, Maroochydore DC, Qld 4558, Australia.
Brooks
Peter R
PR
Kurtböke
D Ipek
DI
D000192:Actinomycetales / Q000302:isolation & purification; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000096:biosynthesis; D001315:Australia; D019015:Geologic Sediments / Q000382:microbiology*; D006090:Gram-Negative Bacteria / Q000254:growth & development; D006094:Gram-Positive Bacteria / Q000254:growth & development; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D008848:Micromonosporaceae / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000378:metabolism; D010802:Phylogeny; D014871:Water Microbiology
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents