Discovery Of Antibacterial-Producing Actinobacteria From Selected Malaysian Mangrove Sediments

The rapid emergence of multi-drug resistant pathogenic bacteria has called for intensive research on the discovery of new and potent antibacterial metabolites. Actinobacteria is one of the major producers of antibacterial secondary metabolites. Among the most reliable sources for the isolation of...

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Main Author: Awang, Mohd Syafiq
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Language:English
Published: 2018
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spelling my-usm-ep.485102021-03-02T07:35:33Z Discovery Of Antibacterial-Producing Actinobacteria From Selected Malaysian Mangrove Sediments 2018-09 Awang, Mohd Syafiq SB1-1110 Plant culture The rapid emergence of multi-drug resistant pathogenic bacteria has called for intensive research on the discovery of new and potent antibacterial metabolites. Actinobacteria is one of the major producers of antibacterial secondary metabolites. Among the most reliable sources for the isolation of actinobacteria are forest soil and marine sediments. Mangrove is a rich marine environment, but it is seldom explored for actinobacterial isolation. Accordingly, the present study was carried out with the main aim to isolate and screen for potential antibacterial-producing actinobacteria from mangrove sediments. The mangrove sediments were sampled from the mangrove environment located at Balik Pulau, Pulau Pinang, Malaysia. A total of 131 actinobacterial isolates were successfully isolated by using a combination of selective pre-treatment and isolation media. Preliminary screening of these isolates against five species of Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria using cross streak plate method showed that 54 % of the isolates were capable of producing antibacterial metabolites. Among these active isolates, 70 % have broad-spectrum antibacterial activity against both Gram-positive and Gram-negative test bacteria, 24 % have narrow-spectrum antibacterial activity against only Gram-positive bacteria and 6 % against only Gram-negative test bacteria. Five actinobacterial isolates with potent broad-spectrum antibacterial activity were selected for cultivation in three litres submerged culture fermentation using a bubble-column bioreactor. 2018-09 Thesis http://eprints.usm.my/48510/ http://eprints.usm.my/48510/1/MOHD%20SYAFIQ%20AWANG_hj.pdf application/pdf en public masters Universiti Sains Malaysia Pusat Pengajian Sains Kajihayat
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topic SB1-1110 Plant culture
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Awang, Mohd Syafiq
Discovery Of Antibacterial-Producing Actinobacteria From Selected Malaysian Mangrove Sediments
description The rapid emergence of multi-drug resistant pathogenic bacteria has called for intensive research on the discovery of new and potent antibacterial metabolites. Actinobacteria is one of the major producers of antibacterial secondary metabolites. Among the most reliable sources for the isolation of actinobacteria are forest soil and marine sediments. Mangrove is a rich marine environment, but it is seldom explored for actinobacterial isolation. Accordingly, the present study was carried out with the main aim to isolate and screen for potential antibacterial-producing actinobacteria from mangrove sediments. The mangrove sediments were sampled from the mangrove environment located at Balik Pulau, Pulau Pinang, Malaysia. A total of 131 actinobacterial isolates were successfully isolated by using a combination of selective pre-treatment and isolation media. Preliminary screening of these isolates against five species of Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria using cross streak plate method showed that 54 % of the isolates were capable of producing antibacterial metabolites. Among these active isolates, 70 % have broad-spectrum antibacterial activity against both Gram-positive and Gram-negative test bacteria, 24 % have narrow-spectrum antibacterial activity against only Gram-positive bacteria and 6 % against only Gram-negative test bacteria. Five actinobacterial isolates with potent broad-spectrum antibacterial activity were selected for cultivation in three litres submerged culture fermentation using a bubble-column bioreactor.
format Thesis
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author Awang, Mohd Syafiq
author_facet Awang, Mohd Syafiq
author_sort Awang, Mohd Syafiq
title Discovery Of Antibacterial-Producing Actinobacteria From Selected Malaysian Mangrove Sediments
title_short Discovery Of Antibacterial-Producing Actinobacteria From Selected Malaysian Mangrove Sediments
title_full Discovery Of Antibacterial-Producing Actinobacteria From Selected Malaysian Mangrove Sediments
title_fullStr Discovery Of Antibacterial-Producing Actinobacteria From Selected Malaysian Mangrove Sediments
title_full_unstemmed Discovery Of Antibacterial-Producing Actinobacteria From Selected Malaysian Mangrove Sediments
title_sort discovery of antibacterial-producing actinobacteria from selected malaysian mangrove sediments
granting_institution Universiti Sains Malaysia
granting_department Pusat Pengajian Sains Kajihayat
publishDate 2018
url http://eprints.usm.my/48510/1/MOHD%20SYAFIQ%20AWANG_hj.pdf
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