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ArticleFrontiers in microbiology2016

Antimicrobial Activities of Bacteria Associated with the Brown Alga Padina pavonica.

Amel Ismail, Leila Ktari, Mehboob Ahmed, Henk Bolhuis, Abdellatif Boudabbous, Lucas J Stal, Mariana Silvia Cretoiu, Monia El Bour

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Article in Frontiers in microbiology, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 28 papers.

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8 authors at 4 institutions in 3 countries.

Amel IsmailNational Institute of Marine Sciences and Technologies Salammbô, Tunisia.
Leila KtariNational Institute of Marine Sciences and Technologies Salammbô, Tunisia.
Mehboob AhmedDepartment of Marine Microbiology and Biogeochemistry, Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research and Utrecht UniversityYerseke, Netherlands; Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, University of the PunjabLahore, Pakistan.
Henk BolhuisDepartment of Marine Microbiology and Biogeochemistry, Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research and Utrecht University Yerseke, Netherlands.
Abdellatif BoudabbousFaculty of Mathematical, Physical and Natural Sciences of Tunis, Tunis El Manar University Tunis, Tunisia.
Lucas J StalDepartment of Marine Microbiology and Biogeochemistry, Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research and Utrecht UniversityYerseke, Netherlands; Department of Aquatic Microbiology, Institute of Biodiversity and Ecosystem Dynamics, University of AmsterdamAmsterdam, Netherlands.
Mariana Silvia CretoiuDepartment of Marine Microbiology and Biogeochemistry, Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research and Utrecht University Yerseke, Netherlands.
Monia El BourNational Institute of Marine Sciences and Technologies Salammbô, Tunisia.
Institut National des Sciences et Technologies de la Mer · TNRoyal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research · NLTunis El Manar University · TNUniversity of the Punjab · PK

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Macroalgae belonging to the genus Padina are known to produce antibacterial compounds that may inhibit growth of human- and animal pathogens. Hitherto, it was unclear whether this antibacterial activity is produced by the macroalga itself or by secondary metabolite producing epiphytic bacteria. Here we report antibacterial activities of epiphytic bacteria isolated from Padina pavonica (Peacocks tail) located on northern coast of Tunisia. Eighteen isolates were obtained in pure culture and tested for antimicrobial activities. Based on the 16S rRNA gene sequences the isolates were closely related to Proteobacteria (12 isolates; 2 Alpha- and 10 Gammaproteobacteria), Firmicutes (4 isolates) and Actinobacteria (2 isolates). The antimicrobial activity was assessed as inhibition of growth of 12 species of pathogenic bacteria (Aeromonas salmonicida, A. hydrophila, Enterobacter xiangfangensis, Enterococcus faecium, Escherichia coli, Micrococcus sp., Salmonella typhimurium, Staphylococcus aureus, Streptococcus sp., Vibrio alginoliticus, V. proteolyticus, V. vulnificus) and one pathogenic yeast (Candida albicans). Among the Firmicutes, isolate P8, which is closely related to Bacillus pumilus, displayed the largest spectrum of growth inhibition of the pathogenic bacteria tested. The results emphasize the potential use of P. pavonica associated antagonistic bacteria as producers of novel antibacterial compounds.

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antibioticsBacillus pumilusepibiontsPadina pavonicaseaweed

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