Abstract
Marine actinobacteria were isolated from the sediment samples collected in Xinghai Bay, Xiaoping Island and Changhai in Dalian, China. Fifteen selective media were employed, of which Humic acid-Vitamin medium recovered the highest number of isolates. Eleven of the 239 isolates obtained from the selective media were selected for further investigations based on colony morphology and pigment formation. Phylogenetic analysis of their 16S rRNA sequences showed that these strains belong to the genera of Streptomyces and Micromonospora. One of these strains identified is a new species of Streptomyces. Type I polyketide synthase (PKSI) gene fragments were amplified from three strains. The PKSI sequence of one of these strains (S187) showed high homology to the KS gene involved in meridamycin biosynthesis. Based on this result, the neurotrophic activity of S187 was further investigated. Culture broth of S187 was applied to rat pheochromocytoma (PC12) cells, and a 2.3-fold increase in growth over control cells was observed by the 3-(4,5-dimethylthiazolyl)-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide assay. These results indicated the importance of further exploration of the marine actinobacteria in Dalian sea area for antimicrobial agents and type I polyketides.
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