Project description:Ammonia-oxidizing archaeal (AOA) amoA diversity and relative abundance in Gulf of Mexico sediments (0-2 cm) were investigated using a functional gene microarray; a two color array with a universal internal standard
Project description:Ammonia-oxidizing archaeal (AOA) amoA diversity and relative abundance in Gulf of Mexico sediments (0-2 cm) were investigated using a functional gene microarray; a two color array with a universal internal standard Two color array (cy3 and cy5): the universal standard 20 bp oligo (fluoresced with cy5) is printed to the slide with a 70-mer. Environmental DNA sequences (fluoresced with Cy3) within 15% of the 70-mer will bind to it. Signal is the cy3/cy5. Up to four arrays per sample, with two biological replicates made into two targets, each run on duplicate arrays.
Project description:As part of our investigations on the chemical diversity of organisms from unexplored marine habitats of Mexico, a series of 29 fungal strains isolated from deep-sea sediments (more than 600 m deep) from the Gulf of Mexico were investigated. The antimicrobial potential of their organic extracts from solid cultures grown under the OSMAC approach was assessed against a panel of ESKAPE bacteria and the yeast C. albicans. Chemical studies on the active scaled-up cultures and some small-scale cultures led to the isolation of benzochromenones from Alternaria sp. CIGOM4, benzodiazepines from P. echinulatum CONTIG4, a cytochalsin from Biatriospora sp. CIGOM2, and an imidazopyridoindole from Penicillium sp. CIGOM10. Molecular network analysis by GNPS combined with manual dereplication showed the enormous potential of these fungi to produce bioactive compounds.
Project description:As part of our investigations on the chemical diversity of organisms from unexplored marine habitats of Mexico, a series of 29 fungal strains isolated from deep-sea sediments (more than 600 m deep) from the Gulf of Mexico were investigated. The antimicrobial potential of their organic extracts from solid cultures grown under the OSMAC approach was assessed against a panel of ESKAPE bacteria and the yeast C. albicans. Chemical studies on the active scaled-up cultures and some small-scale cultures led to the isolation of benzochromenones from Alternaria sp. CIGOM4, benzodiazepines from P. echinulatum CONTIG4, a cytochalsin from Biatriospora sp. CIGOM2, and an imidazopyridoindole from Penicillium sp. CIGOM10. Molecular network analysis by GNPS combined with manual dereplication showed the enormous potential of these fungi to produce bioactive compounds.
Project description:As part of our investigations on the chemical diversity of organisms from unexplored marine habitats of Mexico, a series of 29 fungal strains isolated from deep-sea sediments (more than 600 m deep) from the Gulf of Mexico were investigated. The antimicrobial potential of their organic extracts from solid cultures grown under the OSMAC approach was assessed against a panel of ESKAPE bacteria and the yeast C. albicans. Chemical studies on the active scaled-up cultures and some small-scale cultures led to the isolation of benzochromenones from Alternaria sp. CIGOM4, benzodiazepines from P. echinulatum CONTIG4, a cytochalsin from Biatriospora sp. CIGOM2, and an imidazopyridoindole from Penicillium sp. CIGOM10. Molecular network analysis by GNPS combined with manual dereplication showed the enormous potential of these fungi to produce bioactive compounds.
Project description:As part of our investigations on the chemical diversity of organisms from unexplored marine habitats of Mexico, a series of 29 fungal strains isolated from deep-sea sediments (more than 600 m deep) from the Gulf of Mexico were investigated. The antimicrobial potential of their organic extracts from solid cultures grown under the OSMAC approach was assessed against a panel of ESKAPE bacteria and the yeast C. albicans. Chemical studies on the active scaled-up cultures and some small-scale cultures led to the isolation of benzochromenones from Alternaria sp. CIGOM4, benzodiazepines from P. echinulatum CONTIG4, a cytochalsin from Biatriospora sp. CIGOM2, and an imidazopyridoindole from Penicillium sp. CIGOM10. Molecular network analysis by GNPS combined with manual dereplication showed the enormous potential of these fungi to produce bioactive compounds.