Genome Analysis, Metabolic Potential, and Predatory Capabilities of Herpetosiphon llansteffanense sp. nov.

ABSTRACT: Herpetosiphon spp. are ubiquitous, chemoheterotrophic, filamentous gliding bacteria with the ability to prey on other microbes through a "wolf pack" mechanism. The genus currently comprises four known species (H. aurantiacus, H. geysericola, H. giganteus, and H. gulosus), which produce antimicrobial secondary metabolites such as siphonazole. As part of a study isolating myxobacterial wolf pack predators, we serendipitously isolated a novel environmental strain (CA052B) from the edge of a stream at Llansteffan, United Kingdom, which was identified as a member of the Herpetosiphon genus. A lawn culture method was utilized to analyze the predatory activity of CA052B against 10 prey organisms of clinical relevance. CA052B was found to prey on Escher

SUBMITTER: Livingstone PG 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6210107 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature