Rare actinomycetes from Kuantan mangrove forest sediment
Actinomycetes are prolific secondary metabolites producer, and they are sought after for their unparalleled capability. Mangrove forests are among the underexplored locations in search of new resources of actinomycetes. Bioprospecting of actinomycetes in Kuantan mangrove forests has revealed hig...
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| author | Zainal Abidin, Zaima Azira Abdul Malek, Nurfathiah Mohd Zin, Nur Huda Chowdhury, Ahmed Jalal Khan |
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| description | Actinomycetes are prolific secondary metabolites producer, and they are sought after for their unparalleled
capability. Mangrove forests are among the underexplored locations in search of new resources of
actinomycetes. Bioprospecting of actinomycetes in Kuantan mangrove forests has revealed highly diverse
actinomycetes with high antimicrobial properties. Members of the rare genera successfully isolated include
Micromonospora sp., Pseudonocardia sp., Verrucosispora sp., Nocardiopsis sp., Actinophytocola sp., Dietzia sp.,
Gordonia sp., Micrococcus sp., Mycobacterium sp., Nocardia sp., Saccharopolyspora sp. And Rhodococcus sp.
These rare actinomycetes can also be added to the list of genera isolated from this ecological niche, providing
solid evidence that considerable diversity of actinomycetes are distributed within Kuantan mangrove forest.
PKS-I and NRPS genes are usually related to the ability to produce secondary metabolites in actinomycetes.
Interestingly, several of these rare actinomycetes showed the presence of both PKS-I and NRPS genes or
either gene, and this exemplifies the potential of these rare actinomycetes may possess. Further studies
conducted on these rare actinomycetes may reveal their true potentials that can be exploited for natural
product discovery. |
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| spelling | iium-826982020-09-17T04:09:10Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/82698/ Rare actinomycetes from Kuantan mangrove forest sediment Zainal Abidin, Zaima Azira Abdul Malek, Nurfathiah Mohd Zin, Nur Huda Chowdhury, Ahmed Jalal Khan QR Microbiology Actinomycetes are prolific secondary metabolites producer, and they are sought after for their unparalleled capability. Mangrove forests are among the underexplored locations in search of new resources of actinomycetes. Bioprospecting of actinomycetes in Kuantan mangrove forests has revealed highly diverse actinomycetes with high antimicrobial properties. Members of the rare genera successfully isolated include Micromonospora sp., Pseudonocardia sp., Verrucosispora sp., Nocardiopsis sp., Actinophytocola sp., Dietzia sp., Gordonia sp., Micrococcus sp., Mycobacterium sp., Nocardia sp., Saccharopolyspora sp. And Rhodococcus sp. These rare actinomycetes can also be added to the list of genera isolated from this ecological niche, providing solid evidence that considerable diversity of actinomycetes are distributed within Kuantan mangrove forest. PKS-I and NRPS genes are usually related to the ability to produce secondary metabolites in actinomycetes. Interestingly, several of these rare actinomycetes showed the presence of both PKS-I and NRPS genes or either gene, and this exemplifies the potential of these rare actinomycetes may possess. Further studies conducted on these rare actinomycetes may reveal their true potentials that can be exploited for natural product discovery. International Water, Air & Soil Conservation Society (INWASCON) 2020 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/82698/1/2jcleanwas2020-64-68.pdf Zainal Abidin, Zaima Azira and Abdul Malek, Nurfathiah and Mohd Zin, Nur Huda and Chowdhury, Ahmed Jalal Khan (2020) Rare actinomycetes from Kuantan mangrove forest sediment. Journal Clean WAS, 4 (2). pp. 64-68. ISSN 2521-0912 E-ISSN 2521-0513 https://jcleanwas.com/archives/2jcleanwas2020/2jcleanwas2020-77-81.pdf 10.26480/jcleanwas.02.2020.77.81 |
| spellingShingle | QR Microbiology Zainal Abidin, Zaima Azira Abdul Malek, Nurfathiah Mohd Zin, Nur Huda Chowdhury, Ahmed Jalal Khan Rare actinomycetes from Kuantan mangrove forest sediment |
| title | Rare actinomycetes from Kuantan mangrove forest sediment |
| title_full | Rare actinomycetes from Kuantan mangrove forest sediment |
| title_fullStr | Rare actinomycetes from Kuantan mangrove forest sediment |
| title_full_unstemmed | Rare actinomycetes from Kuantan mangrove forest sediment |
| title_short | Rare actinomycetes from Kuantan mangrove forest sediment |
| title_sort | rare actinomycetes from kuantan mangrove forest sediment |
| topic | QR Microbiology |
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