Production of pH-pigment (actinorhodin – like substance) was ascertained from ten Streptomyses isolates. Streptomyses IQ45 isolate was only isolated which produced pH- sensitive pigment. The production of pH-sensitive pigment was detected by fuming over ammonia. After extraction of this antibiotic, a number of physiocochemical characterizations were carried out which involved (IR, UV, MP, CHN-analysis, and solubility test). Indicated that this antibiotic is an actinorhodin-like substance. TLC of the extracted substance showed a single spot with Rf value equivalent to (0.26) which was close to that of actinorhodin.These antibiotics showed inhibitory activity against Staphylococcus aureus similar to that of actinorhodin produced by Streptomyces coelicolor A3 (2). The productivity of this antibiotics was (45 mg/L) at pH 8.5 and (40 mg/L) at pH 7 from the mycelial mat and (10 mg/L) when extracted from the liquid medium at pH7.
From a large number of bacterial samples collected from different hospital in Iraq in central health laboratory ,only ten isolates were identified primary as Vibrio. A number of morphology and biochemical test were carried out to complete this identification that showed all bacterial isolates were related to Vibrio cholerae .In this study all Vibrio isolates were investigated for Bio typing and the result showed that all (10) isolate were related to (Eltor biotypes) .Also, the susceptibility test towards eight antibiotics were carried out . Results shows that ciprofloxacin , Norfloxacin, Erythromycin, Ampicillin, ceftriaxone and Amikacin were the most effective antibiotics and their resistance percentage were 20%,20%,20, 20,30% and 30% respectively ,While Chloramphenicol and Co- trimoxazole were less effective and their resistance percentage were 90% both of them. Three (3,5,6) isolates V. cholerae were selected depending on results of antibiotics sensitivity tests as showed multiple –antibiotics resistance(100%). Then tested to study the effect of coumarin derivatives compounds (1, 2, 3 ) which showed inhibitory effect on V. cholera (3,5,6) isolates and the compound ( 3 ) showed the highest antibacterial activity of (12,15,14 mm) of inhibition zone diameter against V. cholera (3,5,6) isolates respectively. Also, these Iraqi isolates (3,5,6) used to test the effect of acridine orange (0.1%) as acuring agent , the results showed that all (3) isolates V. cholerae were sensitive to (ciprofloxacin, ceftrixone and Norfloxacin), While the rest were resistance to remained five antibiotics. The results of Agarose –gel electrophoresis of both normal V. cholerae (3,5,6) and cured isolates showed the presence of chromosomal and plasmid DNA bands in the normal case ,While only chromosomal DNA bands occur with V. cholerae (isolate 8) treated with an acridine orange at concentration of (10-2 to 10-4).
About 10 isolates of Pediococcus sp were isolated from different cheese made in Iraq, These isolates were identified morphologically and biochemically and Api20 kit, thus there was only 6 isolate were identified as Pediococcus pentosaceus (60%).In this study, we investigate, the effect of crude Bacteriocin from Pediococcus pentosaceus on 30 clinical isolates (5 E.coli, 5 Klepsiella pneumoniae, 5 Staphylococcus aureus, 5 Pseudomonas aeroginosa, 5 Bacillus subtilis, 5 Candida albicans). The protein concentration of this Bacteriocin was measured 67mg\ml by Bradford method and used as (1:2) by vol during the measuring the antimicrobial activity against the above clinical isolates by two methods wells and agar plug assay. The results showed that the inhibitory activity of this Bacteriocin was higher by wells method than agar pluq assay against Gram positive bacteria or Gram-negative bacteria and yeast under this study.
About (20) Pseudomonas rogenosa isolate were experienced for their ability of protease production by calculating the diameter of lysis area after developing on skim milk agar medium (qualitatively ) and the results exhibited that only isolate no (5), was higher isolate for protease making of (26mm) of lysis area. Then, the protein concentration also identified by Bradford method and it was found of 0.16 mg/ ml , then purification was done by using an ion- exchange chromatography with DEAE sephadex G- 100 column and the results showed the presence of 1 peak of enzyme with 50 Kd of molecular weight 2 peaks of other proteins . we tried to investigate the invitro Cytotoxic effect of purified enzyme against two human cancer lines, HeP2 (Human larynx epidermed carcinoma ) , RD ( Rabdo- Sarcoma ) , and one normal cell line Ref ( Rat embryonic fibroblast ) . The cancer and normal cells were treated with different concentrations of protease enzyme ranging from ( 0.05, 0.1, 0.2, 0.4,0.8and 0.16 mg/ml) then incubated for additional 48h at 37C0 and the results showed highest toxicity ( 80.28%) of protease enzyme on RD , moderate cytotoxicity (45.52%) on Hep andslight toxicity ( 37.12% ) on normal cell line (Ref) in a concentration (0.8mg/ml).
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