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Isolation, purification, structural elucidation and antimicrobial activities of kocumarin, a novel antibiotic isolated from actinobacterium Kocuria marina CMG S2 associated with the brown seaweed Pelvetia canaliculata.
Microbiological research - 1 Jan 2018
Uzair Bushra, Menaa Farid, Khan Barkat Ali, Mohammad Faryal Vali, Ahmad Viqar Uddin, Djeribi Ryad, Menaa Bouzid
Abstract excerpt
AIMS: Screening of seaweed-associated bacteria capable of producing antimicrobials. METHODS AND RESULTS: Fifteen microbial strains, associated to the brown seaweed Pelvetia canaliculata (Linnaeus) attached to the rocks of Sonmiani Beach (Karachi, Pakistan), were screened. Crude extract filtrates of CMG S2 strain grew on Zobell marine agar (ZMA) had the most remarkable antimicrobial activity. Based on its...
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