Actinomycetes, a large group of filamentous bacteria account for 70-80% of secondary metabolites available commercially. The present investigation was undertaken with an aim to identify and characterize pigment from actinomycetes. Actinomycetes were isolated from rhizosphere soil samples collected from different regions of Madhya Pradesh state. Out of 85 actinomycetes, only 5 actinomycetes show...

A rare actinomycetes strain of Saccharothrix texasensis, 6-C, has been isolated from the potato rhizosphere and it was shown to act as a biological control agent late blight. It is also first report on spp. inhibiting Phytophthora infestans. Here, we present complete genome data S. texasensis assembled by sequencing reads obtained both PacBio Illumina technologies with annotation. The final len...

The mean population density of actinomycetes in water samples from eight stations off Little Andaman Island in India ranged from 0.29 x 103 CFU/ml at station 2 (Naval Area) to 0.45 x 103 CFU/ml at station 4 (Chandra Nallah). Density in sediment samples ranged from 1.21 x 103 CFU/g at station 2 (Naval area) to 3.29 x 103 CFU/g at station 6 (Buttler Bay). Forty-one strains were isolated and teste...

Background and Objectives Alkaline pH of the soil facilitates the conversion of phosphate present in phosphate fertilizer applied in the field to insoluble phosphate which is not available to plants. Problem of soluble phosphate deficiency arises, primarily due to needless use of phosphate fertilizer. We sought to biofertilizer with the thermo-tolerant phosphate solubilizing actinomycetes conso...

Abstract: Background: Actinomycetes are unique and ubiquitous organisms in nature historically holding first position as one of the major antibiotic producers. The aim study was screening pre-treatments soil, marine, mangrove samples for isolation producing actinomycetes. Materials Methods: were isolated from pre-treated using different media. They assessed antimicrobial activity by cross strea...

The composition of an arginine-glycerol-salt medium (AGS), suitable for the selective isolation of aerobic actinomycetes, was given. When soil samples were treated with calcium carbonate and plated on the AGS medium, higher total and relative plate counts of actinomycetes were obtained than when other media and methods were used.

In this thoughtful little essay, Dr. Fulton expresses his concern over the ever-widening gap between the humanities and the sciences in modern education. Recent great discoveries in science and medicine may result in still more emphasis on the technological, at the expense of the cultural, training of men for the practice of medicine, itself "a great humanistic enterprise." As one means of brid...

Fibrinolytic enzymes have nowadays found important place in the medical field. Only few studies had reported the fibrinolytic enzyme production from actinomycetes. So the microbial fibrinolytic enzymes, especially those from actinomycetes, have the potential to be developed as drugs to prevent cardiovascular diseases. Actinomycetes were producing strong enzymes with no side effects, non pathoge...

UNLABELLED Soils host diverse microbial communities that include filamentous actinobacteria (actinomycetes). These bacteria have been a rich source of useful metabolites, including antimicrobials, antifungals, anticancer agents, siderophores, and immunosuppressants. While humans have long exploited these compounds for therapeutic purposes, the role these natural products may play in mediating i...

Actinomycetes are promising tool to control plant disease and to promote plant growth. In ayurved system of medicine rhizome portion of Curcuma longa L. was used as an antiseptic. Antimicrobial substances released from these plants diffuse into the surrounding soil area of the plant. Actinomycetes which grow in these areas are resistant to these substances. Different types of pesticide and chem...