Physiological Characteristics of Geosmin-Producing Myxobacteria Isolated from Lakes.

Characteristics of myxobacteria isolated from the surface of freshwater fish.

A study was made of 32 nonpathogenic myxobacterial isolates obtained from a variety of fish taken in the Pacific Northwest. Morphological, cultural, biochemical, and serological studies were carried out on these strains. All were found to be members of the genus Cytophaga. Two myxobacterial strains pathogenic to fish were also included in this study for comparative purposes. These pathogenic or...

Molecular Characterization of Potential Geosmin-producing Cyanobacteria from Lake Ontario

Geosmin is an odorous secondary metabolite produced by some cyanobacteria during growth and released from the cells. Little is known about the biosynthesis of geosmin and the gene(s) required for its production have not been characterized. During late August and early September geosmin episodes due to planktonic cyanobacteria frequently occur in the northwest basin of Lake Ontario waters result...

Characterization of antimicrobial metabolites produced by halophilic Actinomyces isolated from Aran-Bidgol and Maharlu lakes

  Introduction: The purpose of this study was isolation of halophilic Actinomyces and the evaluation of their potential for producing antimicrobial metabolites. Material and method: To isolate antimicrobial metabolites producing Actinomyces, culture supernatant of 51 halophilic Actinnomyces isolates were assessed against Escherichia coli, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Bacillus cereus, Staphylococcu...

Physiological and genomic features of a novel violacein-producing bacterium isolated from surface seawater

Strains JW1T and JW3, isolated from surface seawater of the Arabian Sea, were subjected to polyphasic taxonomic analysis. Cells of both strains were Gram-stain-negative, aerobic, and rod-shaped. They formed violet pigment and produced violacein. On the basis of 16S rRNA gene sequence analysis, strains JW1T and JW3 showed high 16S rRNA gene sequence similarity with Pseudoalteromonas byunsanensis...

Laboratory characteristics of poxviruses isolated from captive elephants in Germany