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Brazilian Cerrado Soil Actinobacteria Ecology
Joint Authors
Suela Silva, Monique
Naves Sales, Alenir
Teixeira Magalhães-Guedes, Karina
Ribeiro Dias, Disney
Schwan, Rosane Freitas
Source
Issue
Vol. 2013, Issue 2013 (31 Dec. 2013), pp.1-10, 10 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2013-02-21
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
10
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
A total of 2152 Actinobacteria strains were isolated from native Cerrado (Brazilian Savannah) soils located in Passos, Luminárias, and Arcos municipalities (Minas Gerais State, Brazil).
The soils were characterised for chemical and microbiological analysis.
The microbial analysis led to the identification of nine genera (Streptomyces, Arthrobacter, Rhodococcus, Amycolatopsis, Microbacterium, Frankia, Leifsonia, Nakamurella, and Kitasatospora) and 92 distinct species in both seasons studied (rainy and dry).
The rainy season produced a high microbial population of all the aforementioned genera.
The pH values of the soil samples from the Passos, Luminárias, and Arcos regions varied from 4.1 to 5.5.
There were no significant differences in the concentrations of phosphorus, magnesium, and organic matter in the soils among the studied areas.
Samples from the Arcos area contained large amounts of aluminium in the rainy season and both hydrogen and aluminium in the rainy and dry seasons.
The Actinobacteria population seemed to be unaffected by the high levels of aluminium in the soil.
Studies are being conducted to produce bioactive compounds from Actinobacteria fermentations on different substrates.
The present data suggest that the number and diversity of Actinobacteria spp.
in tropical soils represent a vast unexplored resource for the biotechnology of bioactives production.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Suela Silva, Monique& Naves Sales, Alenir& Teixeira Magalhães-Guedes, Karina& Ribeiro Dias, Disney& Schwan, Rosane Freitas. 2013. Brazilian Cerrado Soil Actinobacteria Ecology. BioMed Research International،Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-10.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1004472
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Suela Silva, Monique…[et al.]. Brazilian Cerrado Soil Actinobacteria Ecology. BioMed Research International No. 2013 (2013), pp.1-10.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1004472
American Medical Association (AMA)
Suela Silva, Monique& Naves Sales, Alenir& Teixeira Magalhães-Guedes, Karina& Ribeiro Dias, Disney& Schwan, Rosane Freitas. Brazilian Cerrado Soil Actinobacteria Ecology. BioMed Research International. 2013. Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-10.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1004472
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1004472