Potential for biocontrol of melanized fungi by actinobacteria isolated from intertidal region of Ilha Do Mel, Parana, Brazil.

ABSTRACT: Actinobacteria occur in many environments and have the capacity to produce secondary metabolites with antibiotic potential. Identification and taxonomy of actinobacteria that produce antimicrobial substances is essential for the screening of new compounds, and sequencing of the 16S region of ribosomal DNA (rDNA), which is conserved and present in all bacteria, is an important method of identification. Melanized fungi are free-living organisms, which can also be pathogens of clinical importance. This work aimed to evaluate growth inhibition of melanized fungi by actinobacteria and to identify the latter to the species level. In this study, antimicrobial activity of 13 actinobacterial isolates from the genus Streptomyces was evaluated against seven melanized fungi of the genera Exophiala, Cl

SUBMITTER: Dalitz CA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5221355 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Jan - Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature