Antimicrobial Activity of Microorganisms Isolated from Ant Nests of <i>Lasius niger</i>
In this study, the microbial communities of two nests of black garden ants <i>(Lasius niger</i>) in the hollows of stem branches of old apple trees were found to have similar species compositions: each community contained representatives of three species from the Bacillaceae family and o...
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| author | Tatiana A. Efimenko Alla A. Glukhova Mariia V. Demiankova Yuliya V. Boykova Natalia D. Malkina Irina G. Sumarukova Byazilya F. Vasilieva Eugene A. Rogozhin Igor A. Ivanov Vladislav A. Krassilnikov Olga V. Efremenkova |
| author_facet | Tatiana A. Efimenko Alla A. Glukhova Mariia V. Demiankova Yuliya V. Boykova Natalia D. Malkina Irina G. Sumarukova Byazilya F. Vasilieva Eugene A. Rogozhin Igor A. Ivanov Vladislav A. Krassilnikov Olga V. Efremenkova |
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| description | In this study, the microbial communities of two nests of black garden ants <i>(Lasius niger</i>) in the hollows of stem branches of old apple trees were found to have similar species compositions: each community contained representatives of three species from the Bacillaceae family and one species of actinomycetes from the genus <i>Streptomyces</i>. In total, four types of bacilli and two actinomycetes were isolated. Actinomycetes were identified as <i>Streptomyces antibioticus</i>-like and <i>Streptomyces</i> sp. None of the bacilli had antibiotic activity, whereas both streptomycetes produced antibiotics that inhibited the growth of Gram-positive bacteria in vitro, including isolates from their community. Antibiotic compounds of <i>S. antibioticus</i>-like strain INA 01148 (Institute of New Antibiotics) were identified as actinomycin D and its closest homologue, actinomycin A. Actinomycins presumably change the microbial community of the ant nest substrate as they act against Gram-positive bacteria and against fungi and Gram-negative bacteria. The antibiotic activity of the isolated <i>Streptomyces</i> sp. INA 01156 is of interest, since the substances produced by this strain inhibit the growth of drug-resistant bacteria, including methicillin-resistant <i>Staphylococcus aureus</i> INA 00761 (MRSA) and vancomycin-resistant strain <i>Leuconostoc mesenteroides</i> VKPM B-4177 (VR) (VKPM–National Collection of Industrial Microorganisms (Russian acronym)). |
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| spelling | doaj.art-a7222d099f6c4f9ab14182270a135aa02023-11-20T04:33:14ZengMDPI AGLife2075-17292020-06-011069110.3390/life10060091Antimicrobial Activity of Microorganisms Isolated from Ant Nests of <i>Lasius niger</i>Tatiana A. Efimenko0Alla A. Glukhova1Mariia V. Demiankova2Yuliya V. Boykova3Natalia D. Malkina4Irina G. Sumarukova5Byazilya F. Vasilieva6Eugene A. Rogozhin7Igor A. Ivanov8Vladislav A. Krassilnikov9Olga V. Efremenkova10Gause Institute of New Antibiotics, 119021 Moscow, RussiaGause Institute of New Antibiotics, 119021 Moscow, RussiaGause Institute of New Antibiotics, 119021 Moscow, RussiaGause Institute of New Antibiotics, 119021 Moscow, RussiaGause Institute of New Antibiotics, 119021 Moscow, RussiaGause Institute of New Antibiotics, 119021 Moscow, RussiaGause Institute of New Antibiotics, 119021 Moscow, RussiaGause Institute of New Antibiotics, 119021 Moscow, RussiaShemyakin-Ovchinnikov Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 117997 Moscow, RussiaRussian Entomological Society, 199034 Saint-Petersburg, RussiaGause Institute of New Antibiotics, 119021 Moscow, RussiaIn this study, the microbial communities of two nests of black garden ants <i>(Lasius niger</i>) in the hollows of stem branches of old apple trees were found to have similar species compositions: each community contained representatives of three species from the Bacillaceae family and one species of actinomycetes from the genus <i>Streptomyces</i>. In total, four types of bacilli and two actinomycetes were isolated. Actinomycetes were identified as <i>Streptomyces antibioticus</i>-like and <i>Streptomyces</i> sp. None of the bacilli had antibiotic activity, whereas both streptomycetes produced antibiotics that inhibited the growth of Gram-positive bacteria in vitro, including isolates from their community. Antibiotic compounds of <i>S. antibioticus</i>-like strain INA 01148 (Institute of New Antibiotics) were identified as actinomycin D and its closest homologue, actinomycin A. Actinomycins presumably change the microbial community of the ant nest substrate as they act against Gram-positive bacteria and against fungi and Gram-negative bacteria. The antibiotic activity of the isolated <i>Streptomyces</i> sp. INA 01156 is of interest, since the substances produced by this strain inhibit the growth of drug-resistant bacteria, including methicillin-resistant <i>Staphylococcus aureus</i> INA 00761 (MRSA) and vancomycin-resistant strain <i>Leuconostoc mesenteroides</i> VKPM B-4177 (VR) (VKPM–National Collection of Industrial Microorganisms (Russian acronym)).https://www.mdpi.com/2075-1729/10/6/91ant nests<i>Lasius niger</i>microbial communityactinomycetesbacilli<i>Streptomyces antibioticus</i>-like |
| spellingShingle | Tatiana A. Efimenko Alla A. Glukhova Mariia V. Demiankova Yuliya V. Boykova Natalia D. Malkina Irina G. Sumarukova Byazilya F. Vasilieva Eugene A. Rogozhin Igor A. Ivanov Vladislav A. Krassilnikov Olga V. Efremenkova Antimicrobial Activity of Microorganisms Isolated from Ant Nests of <i>Lasius niger</i> Life ant nests <i>Lasius niger</i> microbial community actinomycetes bacilli <i>Streptomyces antibioticus</i>-like |
| title | Antimicrobial Activity of Microorganisms Isolated from Ant Nests of <i>Lasius niger</i> |
| title_full | Antimicrobial Activity of Microorganisms Isolated from Ant Nests of <i>Lasius niger</i> |
| title_fullStr | Antimicrobial Activity of Microorganisms Isolated from Ant Nests of <i>Lasius niger</i> |
| title_full_unstemmed | Antimicrobial Activity of Microorganisms Isolated from Ant Nests of <i>Lasius niger</i> |
| title_short | Antimicrobial Activity of Microorganisms Isolated from Ant Nests of <i>Lasius niger</i> |
| title_sort | antimicrobial activity of microorganisms isolated from ant nests of i lasius niger i |
| topic | ant nests <i>Lasius niger</i> microbial community actinomycetes bacilli <i>Streptomyces antibioticus</i>-like |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2075-1729/10/6/91 |
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