BIOPROSPECTING SOIL ACTINOMYCETES: ISOLATION AND ANTIBACTERIAL ASSAY
Abstract: Searching fornovel
bioactive compounds of microorganismsis increasing. Actinomycetesare a groupof
bacteria thathave potential asa majorproducerof bioactivecompounds.This study
aimed to isolateand evaluate
theisolates of actinomycetes
collected fromsoil. Thisresearch was
carried out in threestages, namely the field sampling, isolation
ofactinomycetes, screening the potentialas
a producer ofbioactivecompounds(antimicrobials). A total
of11 isolates ofactinomyceteshave
been isolatedin this
study. The isolates varied
in morphological characteristics. The
antibacterial evaluation showed
that nine isolates
(81.8%) that were
able to inhibit either
the test organism.
Three isolates of
ACT-04, ACT-05, ACT-06
and ACT-11 were capable of inhibiting both bacterial
targets.
Author: Suhartono, Risa
Nursanty
Journal Code: jpbiologigg120003
