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The antibiotic-producing ability of 57 bacteria isolated from 8 marine sedentary organisms, 6 sponges (Spirastrella sp.,Phyllospongia sp.,Ircinia sp.,Aaptos sp.,Azorica sp.,Axinella sp.), 1 soft coral (Lobophytum sp.) and 1 alga (Sargassum sp.), was evaluated against 6 phytopathogenic fungi (Helminthosporium oryzae, Rhizoctonium solani, Pyricularia oryzae, Fusarium oxysporum, Aspergillus oryzae andA. fumigatus). Bacteria of the genusBacillus (20%),Pseudomonas (33%) andFlavobacterium (40%) were predominant among the heterotrophic bacteria isolated from the marine sponges, soft coral and alga, respectively. Bioassay results revealed that 36 (63%) bacterial isolates displayed antifungal activity against at least one fungus, the alga (Sargassum sp.) being the source of highest number (80%) of producer strains. Twelve bacterial isolates inhibited all fungi. The MIC of the organic extracts of 12 bacteria ranged from 0.3 to 22.8 mg/L.
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Mohapatra, B.R., Bapuji, M. & Sree, A. Antifungal efficacy of bacteria isolated from marine sedentary organisms. Folia Microbiol 47, 51–55 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02818565
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