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Streptomyces sp. as predators of bacteria

Charushila A. Kumbhar¹ & Milind G. Watve²

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1. Anujeeva Biosciences Pvt. Ltd.
2. Department of Microbiology, Abasaheb Garware College, Pune, India

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Date:

Received 27 October 2007 11:55 UTC; Posted 29 October 2007

Subjects:

Biotechnology, Evolution and Ecology, Microbiology

Tags:

• species interaction
• Ecology of actinomycetes
• soil bacteria
• antibiotics
• metabolites

Abstract:

Background: The ecological role of actinomycetes and their secondary metabolites is not yet completely understood.
Hypothesis: Actinomycetes and Streptomyces sp. in particular, are non-obligate predators of bacteria in soil.
Evidence: Ability to grow on live bacterial cells as a sole source of nutrients. Prey cell lysis accompanying growth. Circumstantial evidence for the involvement of antimicrobials along with enzymes.
Implications: This finding may open up a new source of novel secondary metabolites from the genus.

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14th International Symposium on the Biology of Actinomycetes, 26 August 2007

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Kumbhar, Charushila and Watve, Milind. Streptomyces sp. as predators of bacteria. Available from Nature Precedings <http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/npre.2007.1263.1> (2007)

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