Oligotrophy is Helpful for the Isolation of Bioactive Actinomycetes |
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Authors: | Dong-sheng Wang Quan-hong Xue Yun-yan Ma Xiao-li Wei Jie Chen Fei He |
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Affiliation: | 1. College of Natural Resources and Environment, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, China 2. College of Life Science, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, China
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Abstract: | It is necessary to develop new methods for the isolation of unknown actinomycetes from soils. To evaluate the effects of oligotrophic medium on the isolation of soil actinomycetes and develop a new isolation method, the Gause’s synthetic medium was diluted to one tenth the recommended concentration in the present study. Soil dilution plate technique was used to isolate actinomycetes from the soil samples. Oligotrophy decreased actinomycete and streptomycete counts, as well as the number of antagonistic actinomycete species. Oligotrophy also decreased the number of actinomycete species in five samples. Some actinomycete species were cultured only on the oligotrophic medium, whereas other species could not be cultured. Oligotrophy decreased actinomycete counts more significantly for soils with organic matter content >40 g/kg. We used 16S rRNA sequence analysis to identify 22 actinomycete species that were only cultured on the oligotrophic medium. Oligotrophic medium was helpful for the isolation of Streptomyces spp., Micromonospora spp. and Streptosporangium spp. Slightly more than 80 % of the identified actinomycete species were biologically active. Therefore, we could draw a conclusion that oligotrophic medium could be helpful for the discovery of new antibiotic producers and the exploitation and utilization of new, biologically active compounds. |
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Keywords: | Antagonistic actinomycetes Gause’s synthetic medium Taibai mountain 16S rRNA |
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