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Non-ribosomal peptides produced by Brazilian cyanobacterial isolates with antimicrobial activity.
Microbiological research - 20 Mar 2011
Silva-Stenico Maria Estela, Silva Caroline Souza Pamplona, Lorenzi Adriana Sturion, Shishido Tânia Keiko, Etchegaray Augusto, Lira Simone Possedente, Moraes Luiz Alberto Beraldo, Fiore Marli Fátima
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Cyanobacterial strains isolated from terrestrial and freshwater habitats in Brazil were evaluated for their antimicrobial and siderophore activities. Metabolites of fifty isolates were extracted from the supernatant culture media and cells using ethyl acetate and methanol, respectively. The extracts of 24 isolates showed antimicrobial activity against several pathogenic bacteria and one yeast. These active...
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