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ArticleArchives of microbiology2022

Seaweed-associated heterotrophic bacteria: are they future novel sources of antimicrobial agents against drug-resistant pathogens?

Sumayya Asharaf, Kajal Chakraborty, Rekha Devi Chakraborty

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Article in Archives of microbiology, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Harnessing the seaweed holobiont: antibacterial and antioxidant lead compounds from epiphytic microbiota.International microbiology : the official journal of the Spanish Society for Microbiology · 2026
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Sumayya Asharaf *Marine Biotechnology Division, Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute, Ernakulam North, P.B. No. 1603, Cochin, Kerala State, 682018, India.
Kajal Chakraborty *Marine Biotechnology Division, Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute, Ernakulam North, P.B. No. 1603, Cochin, Kerala State, 682018, India. kajal.chakraborty@icar.gov.in.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7105-8942
Rekha Devi ChakrabortyCrustacean Fisheries Division, Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute, Ernakulam North, P.B. No. 1603, Cochin, Kerala State, 682018, India.

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Department of Science and Technology, Ministry of Science and Technology IF170768Indian Council of Agricultural Research MBT/HM/SUB/23
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Emergence of multidrug-resistant microorganisms and requirements for novel antimicrobial compounds necessitate exploring newer habitats to develop potential bioactive leads. Culture-contingent analysis of heterotrophic bacterial flora from the seaweeds led to the isolation of bioactive strains possessing potential antibacterial properties against wide-ranging clinical pathogens viz., methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecalis (VREfs). Seven of the most active strains belonging to the phylum Firmicutes isolated from a brown seaweed (Phaeophyceae) Sargassum wightii exhibited spot-over-lawn assay guided inhibition zone of larger than 30 mm. Integrated phenotypic and genotypic studies have led to the characterization of the seaweed-associated bacteria particularly belonging to the phylum Firmicutes. The organic extracts of the studied bacteria exhibited promising antibacterial properties against MRSA and VREfs with minimum inhibitory concentration ranging between 6.25 and 12.50 μg/mL. Time-kill kinetic profiles of those bacteria displayed rapid bactericidal activity against both E. coli and MRSA, showing a ≥ 3log

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Anti-Infective AgentsMethicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureusSeaweedBacteriaEscherichia coliAnti-Infective AgentsAntimicrobialDrug-resistant pathogensFirmicutesPolyketide synthetaseSeaweed-associated heterotrophic bacteria

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