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Antimicrobial potentiality of a halophilic strain of Streptomyces sp. VPTSA18 isolated from the saltpan environment of Vedaranyam, India

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A total of 68 morphologically different actinomycetes were isolated from the saltpan soils of Vedaranyam, Tamilnadu, India and tested for their antimicrobial activity by the cross-streak method. Among the strains tested, VPTSA18 showed strong antimicrobial activity. The culture filtrate was extracted with different solvents and tested against 11 bacterial and two fungal pathogens using the well-diffusion method. Of the solvent extracts assessed, the ethyl acetate extract showed high antimicrobial activity against all of the pathogens tested. Based on morphological, physiological, biochemical, cultural, chemo–taxonomical and molecular characteristics (16S rDNA sequencing), this strain was identified as Streptomyces sp. VPTSA18.

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We thank The Director, National Facility for Marine Cyanobacteria, Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappalli - 620 024, India for providing photomicrographic and molecular facilities. The authors are grateful to an anonymous reviewer who provided valuable suggestions to improve the manuscript.

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  1. Department of Microbiology, Bharathidasan University College for Women, Orathanadu, 614 625, India

    Ramasamy Vijayakumar

  2. Department of Microbiology, M.R. Govt. Arts College, Mannargudi, 614 001, India

    Kanesan Panneer Selvam

  3. Department of Botany & Microbiology, College of Science, King Saud University, P.O. Box 2455, Riyadh, 11451, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

    Chinnasamy Muthukumar

  4. Department of Microbiology, Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappalli, 620 024, India

    Nooruddin Thajuddin

  5. Department of Botany and Microbiology, A.V.V.M. Sri Pushpam College (Autonomous), Poondi, 613 503, India

    Annamalai Panneerselvam

  6. Department of Botany, A.V.C. College (Autonomous), Mannampandal, 609 305, India

    Rengasamy Saravanamuthu

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Vijayakumar, R., Panneer Selvam, K., Muthukumar, C. et al. Antimicrobial potentiality of a halophilic strain of Streptomyces sp. VPTSA18 isolated from the saltpan environment of Vedaranyam, India. Ann Microbiol 62, 1039–1047 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13213-011-0345-z

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