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APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY
Volume 94, Issue 5, Pages 1321-1335Publisher
SPRINGER
DOI: 10.1007/s00253-011-3862-6
Keywords
Panxi plateau; Rhizospheric actinobacteria; Diversity; Antimicrobial activity
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- foundation of National Science Program of China [30570062]
- Sichuan Provincial Science and Technology International Cooperative Project
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Actinobacteria are a prolific source of antibiotics. Since the rate of discovery of novel antibiotics is decreasing, actinobacteria from unique environments need to be explored. In particular, actinobacterial biocontrol strains from medicinal plants need to be studied as they can be a source of potent antibiotics. We combined culture-dependent and culture-independent methods in analyzing the actinobacterial diversity in the rhizosphere of seven traditional medicinal plant species from Panxi, China, and assessed the antimicrobial activity of the isolates. Each of the plant species hosted a unique set of actinobacterial strains. Out of the 64 morphologically distinct isolates, half were sp., eight were sp., and the rest were members of 18 actinobacterial genera. In particular, Diels. hosted a diverse selection of actinobacteria, although the 16S ribosomal RNA (rRNA) sequence identity ranges of the isolates and of the 16S rRNA gene clone library were not congruent. In the clone library, 40% of the sequences were related to uncultured actinobacteria, emphasizing the need to develop isolation methods to assess the full potential of the actinobacteria. All isolates showed antimicrobial activity. While the antimicrobial activities of the rare actinobacteria were limited, the growth of , , and were inhibited only by rare actinobacteria, and strains related to and showed broad antimicrobial activity.
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