Genome Features and Secondary Metabolites Biosynthetic Potential of the Class Ktedonobacteria
The prevalence of antibiotic resistance and the decrease in novel antibiotic discovery in recent years necessitates the identification of potentially novel microbial resources to produce natural products. , a class of deeply branched bacterial lineage in the ancient phylum , are ubiquitous in terres...
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Published in: | Frontiers in microbiology Vol. 10; p. 893 |
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Main Authors: | , , , , , , , , , , , |
Format: | Journal Article |
Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A
26-04-2019
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Summary: | The prevalence of antibiotic resistance and the decrease in novel antibiotic discovery in recent years necessitates the identification of potentially novel microbial resources to produce natural products.
, a class of deeply branched bacterial lineage in the ancient phylum
, are ubiquitous in terrestrial environments and characterized by their large genome size and complex life cycle. These characteristics indicate
as a potential active producer of bioactive compounds. In this study, we observed the existence of a putative "megaplasmid," multiple copies of ribosomal RNA operons, and high ratio of hypothetical proteins with unknown functions in the class
. Furthermore, a total of 104 antiSMASH-predicted putative biosynthetic gene clusters (BGCs) for secondary metabolites with high novelty and diversity were identified in nine
genomes. Our investigation of domain composition and organization of the non-ribosomal peptide synthetase and polyketide synthase BGCs further supports the concept that class
may produce compounds structurally different from known natural products. Furthermore, screening of bioactive compounds from representative
strains resulted in the identification of broad antimicrobial activities against both Gram-positive and Gram-negative tested bacterial strains. Based on these findings, we propose the ancient, ubiquitous, and spore-forming
as a versatile and promising microbial resource for natural product discovery. |
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Bibliography: | ObjectType-Article-1 SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1 ObjectType-Feature-2 content type line 23 Reviewed by: Xiaoying Bian, Shandong University, China; Marla Trindade, University of the Western Cape, South Africa Edited by: Frank T. Robb, University of Maryland, Baltimore, United States This article was submitted to Evolutionary and Genomic Microbiology, a section of the journal Frontiers in Microbiology |
ISSN: | 1664-302X 1664-302X |
DOI: | 10.3389/fmicb.2019.00893 |