Tropical Journal of Pharmaceutical Research

Original Research Article | OPEN ACCESS

Production of Antibiotics from Soil-Isolated Actinomycetes and Evaluation of their Antimicrobial Activities

Basavaraj K Nanjwade¹ , S Chandrashekhara², Prakash S Goudanavar², Ali M Shamarez¹, Fakirappa V Manvi¹

¹KLES's College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, K.L.E. University, Nehru Nagar, Belgaum; ²KLES's College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Nipani, Karnataka, India.

For correspondence:- Basavaraj Nanjwade Email: bknanjwade@yahoo.co.in Tel:+918312471399

Received: 30 November 2009 Accepted: 14 July 2010 Published: 25 August 2010

Citation: Nanjwade BK, Chandrashekhara S, Goudanavar PS, Shamarez AM, Manvi FV. Production of Antibiotics from Soil-Isolated Actinomycetes and Evaluation of their Antimicrobial Activities. Trop J Pharm Res 2010; 9(4):373-377 doi: 10.4314/tjpr.v9i4.7

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Abstract

Purpose: To investigate the production of antibiotic from actinomycetes isolated from soil and evaluate its antimicrobial activities.

Methods: In a medium formulation study, A-4 and A-4 actinomycete mutant strains (out of the six strains selected from the nine actinomycetes that were screened) were evaluated for maximum antibiotic production using various carbon and nitrogen sources. Zone of inhibition and packed cell volume were the parameters used for the evaluation. Various fermentation conditions such as pH, temperature and dissolved oxygen were also optimized for maximal production of antibiotic from both A-4 and A-4 mutant.

Results: Some actinomycetes strains showed promising antimicrobial activity against different strains of bacteria and fungi. Out of the six strains selected, one strain, designated A-4, showed maximum antimicrobial property against Gram positive and Gram negative strains as well as against various fungi.

Conclusion: Findings from this investigation reveal that strain A-4 and A-4 mutant strains, in that order, exhibited superior antimicrobial activities to other soil isolates of actinomycetes.

Keywords: Actinomycete, Antibiotic, MIC, fermentation