Marine Pseudomonas putida: a potential source of antimicrobial substances against antibiotic-resistant bacteria

Marine Pseudomonas putida: a potential source of antimicrobial substances against antibiotic-resistant bacteria

Bacteria isolated from marine sponges found off the coast of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, were screened for the production of antimicrobial substances. We report a new Pseudomonas putida strain (designated P. putida Mm3) isolated from the sponge Mycale microsigmatosa that produces a powerful antimicrobia...

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Main Authors: Palloma Rodrigues Marinho, Ana Paula Barbosa Moreira, Flávia Lúcia Piffano Costa Pellegrino, Guilherme Muricy, Maria do Carmo de Freire Bastos, Kátia Regina Netto dos Santos, Marcia Giambiagi-deMarval, Marinella Silva Laport
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ) 2009-08-01
Series:Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
Subjects:
antimicrobial substance
Pseudomonas putida
sponge-associated bacteria
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