Molecular Identification and Antimicrobial Potential of Streptomyces Species from Nepalese Soil.

ABSTRACT: Streptomyces are widely used for the production of secondary metabolites with diverse biological activities, including antibiotics. The necessity of alternative antimicrobial agents against multidrug-resistant pathogens is indispensable. However, the production of new therapeutics is delayed in recent days. Thus, the isolation of new Streptomyces species has drawn attention. Nepal-a country rich in biodiversity-has got high possibilities for the discovery of members of actinomycetes, especially in the higher altitudes. However, in vain, only a few screening research works have been reported from Nepal to date. Streptomyces species were isolated on ISP4 media, and characterization was performed according to morphological similarity and 16S rRNA sequence similarity using

SUBMITTER: Khadayat K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7474392 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature