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. 2007 Sep;47(3):186-96.
doi: 10.1007/s12088-007-0039-1. Epub 2007 Oct 4.

Research on marine actinobacteria in India

K Sivakumar  1 , Maloy Kumar Sahu, T Thangaradjou, L Kannan
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Research on marine actinobacteria in India

K Sivakumar et al. Indian J Microbiol. 2007 Sep.

Abstract

Marine actinobacteriology is one of the major emerging areas of research in tropics. Marine actinobacteria occur on the sediments and in water and also other biomass (mangrove) and substrates (animal). These organisms are gaining importance not only for their taxonomic and ecological perspectives, but also for their unique metabolites and enzymes. Many earlier studies on these organisms were confined only to the temperate regions. In tropical environment, investigations on them have gained importance only in the last two decades. So far, from the Indian peninsula, 41 species of actinobacteria belonging to 8 genera have been recorded. The genus, Streptomyces of marine origin has been more frequently recorded. Of 9 maritime states of India, only 4 have been extensively covered for the study of marine actinobacteria. Most of the studies conducted pertain to isolation, identification and maintenance of these organisms in different culture media. Further, attention has been focused on studying their antagonistic properties against different pathogens. Their biotechnological potentials are yet to be fully explored.

Keywords: Antibiotics; Anticancer compounds; Diversity; Enzymes; Marine actinobacteria.

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