Taxonomy, Physiology, and Natural Products of Actinobacteria.

Correction for Barka et al., Taxonomy, Physiology, and Natural Products of Actinobacteria.

Mangrove rare actinobacteria: taxonomy, natural compound, and discovery of bioactivity

Actinobacteria are one of the most important and efficient groups of natural metabolite producers. The genus Streptomyces have been recognized as prolific producers of useful natural compounds as they produced more than half of the naturally-occurring antibiotics isolated to-date and continue as the primary source of new bioactive compounds. Lately, Streptomyces groups isolated from different e...

Isolation and Evaluation of Cytotoxic and Antioxidant activity of the isolated Actinobacteria from the Two Species of Persian Gulf Sea Cucumber

Marine actinobacteria are the prolific sources of marine natural products. The aims of the present study were to propose a process for selective isolation of actinobacteria from the two species of sea cucumbers and to find isolates that produce antioxidant and cytotoxic metabolites. We collected 2 sea cucumbers species from the Larak Island, Persian Gulf using scuba diving. The selective isolat...

Isolation and evaluation of cytotoxic and antioxidant activity of bioactive metabolites of cultured actinobacteria in Persian Gulf marine sediments

Screening bacteria for bioactive compounds is the first step in the drug discovery programs. The aim of the present research was to achieve cytotoxic and antioxidant metabolites from actinobacteria of Persian Gulf sediments and to investigate the effects of combinations of seven treatments and six isolation media on the selective isolation process. A total of 395 actinobacterial isolates were c...

Identification and bioactive potential of marine microorganisms from selected Florida coastal areas

The ocean, with its rich untapped chemical biodiversity, continues to serve as a source of potentially new therapeutic agents. The evaluation of the diversity of cultivable microorganisms from the marine sponge Halichondria panicea and ocean sediment samples were examined and their potential as sources of antimicrobial and antiproliferative agents were investigated. The marine sponge and sedime...