[HTML][HTML] Living at the extremes: extremophiles and the limits of life in a planetary context

N Merino, HS Aronson, DP Bojanova… - Frontiers in …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Prokaryotic life has dominated most of the evolutionary history of our planet, evolving to
occupy virtually all available environmental niches. Extremophiles, especially those thriving …

[HTML][HTML] Actinobacteria from desert: diversity and biotechnological applications

F Xie, W Pathom-Aree - Frontiers in microbiology, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Deserts, as an unexplored extreme ecosystem, are known to harbor diverse actinobacteria
with biotechnological potential. Both multidrug-resistant (MDR) pathogens and …

[HTML][HTML] Genome-based taxonomic classification of the phylum Actinobacteria

I Nouioui, L Carro, M García-López… - Frontiers in …, 2018 - frontiersin.org
The application of phylogenetic taxonomic procedures led to improvements in the
classification of bacteria assigned to the phylum Actinobacteria but even so there remains a …

Saline microbiome: Biodiversity, ecological significance, and potential role in amelioration of salt stress

AN Yadav, T Kaur, D Kour, KL Rana, N Yadav… - New and Future …, 2020 - Elsevier
Worldwide, plant growth and productivity are majorly affected by the extreme environment of
soil salinity, which is one of the major limiting factors. Numerous studies are increasing day …

[HTML][HTML] Bioprospecting of desert actinobacteria with special emphases on griseoviridin, mitomycin C and a new bacterial metabolite producing Streptomyces sp. PU …

M Saleem, A Hassan, F Li, Q Lu, LV Ponomareva… - BMC microbiology, 2023 - Springer
Background Bioprospecting of actinobacteria isolated from Kubuqi desert, China for
antibacterial, antifungal and cytotoxic metabolites production and their structure elucidation …

[HTML][HTML] Actinobacteria derived from Algerian ecosystems as a prominent source of antimicrobial molecules

I Djinni, A Defant, M Kecha, I Mancini - Antibiotics, 2019 - mdpi.com
Actinobacteria, in particular “rare actinobacteria” isolated from extreme ecosystems, remain
the most inexhaustible source of novel antimicrobials, offering a chance to discover new …

[HTML][HTML] Identification and preliminary characterization of non-polyene antibiotics secreted by new strain of actinomycete isolated from sebkha of Kenadsa, Algeria

O Messaoudi, M Bendahou, I Benamar… - Asian pacific journal of …, 2015 - Elsevier
Objective To study the antimicrobial activity of actinomycetes isolated from sabkha of
Kenadsa and identification of the isolate interesting. Methods Eighteen strains were isolated …

Biotechnological exploitation of Actinobacterial members

J Hamedi, F Mohammadipanah… - Halophiles: Biodiversity …, 2015 - Springer
Microbial-derived products, while do not have many environmental side effects of their
synthetic counterparts, have proved more efficient than those synthetically obtained. The …

Identification and characterisation of a fluorinase from Actinopolyspora mzabensis

SA Sooklal, C De Koning, D Brady… - Protein Expression and …, 2020 - Elsevier
The incorporation of fluorine has been shown to improve the biophysical and bioactive
properties of several organic compounds. However, sustainable strategies of fluorination are …

Streptomyces sp. AT37 isolated from a Saharan soil produces a furanone derivative active against multidrug-resistant Staphylococcus aureus

EH Driche, N Sabaou, C Bijani, A Zitouni, F Pont… - World Journal of …, 2017 - Springer
A novel actinobacterium strain, named AT37, showed a strong activity against some
multidrug-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, including methicillin-resistant S. aureus MRSA …