Natural products and morphogenic activity of γ-Proteobacteria associated with the marine hydroid polyp Hydractinia echinata

Autor: Jon Clardy, Christine Beemelmanns, Huijuan Guo, Martin Sperfeld, Klaus Dieter Menzel, Maja Rischer, Christiane Weigel
Rok vydání: 2017
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Zdroj: Bioorganicmedicinal chemistry. 25(22)
ISSN: 1464-3391
Popis: Illumina 16S rRNA gene sequencing was used to profile the associated bacterial community of the marine hydroid Hydractinia echinata, a long-standing model system in developmental biology. 56 associated bacteria were isolated and evaluated for their antimicrobial activity. Three strains were selected for further in-depth chemical analysis leading to the identification of 17 natural products. Several γ-Proteobacteria were found to induce settlement of the motile larvae, but only six isolates induced the metamorphosis to the primary polyp stage within 24 h. Our study paves the way to better understand how bacterial partners contribute to protection, homeostasis and propagation of the hydroid polyp.
Databáze: OpenAIRE