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Antibiotic activity of marine microorganisms

Antibiotische Aktivität mariner Mikroorganismen

Helgoländer wissenschaftliche Meeresuntersuchungen volume 13, pages 181–187 (1966)Cite this article

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Aus 41 Seewasserproben verschiedener Herkunft wurden 60 Stämme mariner Bakterien mit antagonistischen Eigenschaften gegenüberStaphylococcus aureus undSalmonella typhosa isoliert. Die Wirkung verschiedener Nährstoffe auf die Produktion der antimikrobiellen Substanzen wurde untersucht.

Summary

1. 41 sea water samples vollected between 18°00'N – 72°00'E and 18°52'N – 72°85'E were screened for marine bacteria possessing antagonistic properties againstStaphylococcus aureus andSalmonella typhosa.

2. Of 60 cultures elaborating antibiotic principles, a majority (45) were aerobic spore forming bacilli; the rest included gram-positive cocci (11), gram-negative bacilli (2) and streptomycetes (2).

3. The majority of the isolates showed higher activity against the gram-negative test organism.

4. Eleven different media were used to observe the effect of nutrients on the production of antibiotic substances.

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Baam, R.B., Gandhi, N.M. & Freitas, Y.M. Antibiotic activity of marine microorganisms. Helgolander Wiss. Meeresunters 13, 181–187 (1966). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01612663

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