Isolation, Phylogenetic Analysis and Anti-infective Activity Screening of Marine Sponge-Associated Actinomycetes.

Abdelmohsen, Usama Ramadan, Pimentel-Elardo, Sheila M., Hanora, Amro, Radwan, Mona, Abou-El-Ela, Soad H., Ahmed, Safwat and Hentschel, Ute (2010) Isolation, Phylogenetic Analysis and Anti-infective Activity Screening of Marine Sponge-Associated Actinomycetes. Open Access Marine Drugs, 8 (3). pp. 399-412. DOI 10.3390/md8030399.

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Abstract

Terrestrial actinomycetes are noteworthy producers of a multitude of antibiotics, however the marine representatives are much less studied in this regard. In this study, 90 actinomycetes were isolated from 11 different species of marine sponges that had been collected from offshore Ras Mohamed (Egypt) and from Rovinj (Croatia). Phylogenetic characterization of the isolates based on 16S rRNA gene sequencing supported their assignment to 18 different actinomycete genera representing seven different suborders. Fourteen putatively novel species were identified based on sequence similarity values below 98.2% to other strains in the NCBI database. A putative new genus related to Rubrobacter was isolated on M1 agar that had been amended with sponge extract, thus highlighting the need for innovative cultivation protocols. Testing for anti-infective activities was performed against clinically relevant, Gram-positive (Enterococcus faecalis, Staphylococcus aureus) and Gram-negative (Escherichia coli, Pseudomonas aeruginosa) bacteria, fungi (Candida albicans) and human parasites (Leishmania major, Trypanosoma brucei). Bioactivities against these pathogens were documented for 10 actinomycete isolates. These results show a high diversity of actinomycetes associated with marine sponges as well as highlight their potential to produce anti-infective agents.

Document Type: Article
Keywords: actinomycetes; marine sponges; anti-infective; anti-parasitic; phylogenetic analysis
Refereed: Yes
Open Access Journal?: Yes
Publisher: MDPI
Date Deposited: 03 Jul 2015 09:16
Last Modified: 14 Jul 2020 11:48
URI: https://oceanrep.geomar.de/id/eprint/29163

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