Dereplication of Streptomyces soil isolates and detection of specific biosynthetic genes using an automated ribotyping instrument
- 1 August 2003
- journal article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Journal of Industrial Microbiology & Biotechnology
- Vol. 30 (8) , 472-479
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s10295-003-0038-0
Abstract
The discrimination of distinct cultures among morphologically similar Streptomyces soil isolates (dereplication) and the detection of specific biosynthetic pathways in these strains are important steps in the selection of microorganisms to include in a natural products library. We have developed methods for analysis of actinomycetes using the RiboPrinter microbial characterization system, an automated instrument that performs ribotyping on bacterial samples. To evaluate our dereplication method, 26 Streptomyces isolates, obtained from soil samples collected in Maui, Hawaii, were ribotyped and compared with each other, using the RiboPrinter. The strains were also compared by 16S rDNA sequence analysis, MIDI fatty acid analysis, and LC-MS profiling of fermentation extracts. The RiboPrinter was able to identify closely related isolates and to discriminate between morphologically similar isolates with unique genetic, fatty acid and fermentation profiles. For the detection of biosynthetic genes, a 1,006-bp probe containing a portion of an adenylation domain of a non-ribosomal peptide synthetase (NRPS) was employed. Using this alternate probe in place of the standard ribosomal probe, the RiboPrinter was able to detect NRPS genes in several strains of Streptomyces. These results demonstrate that the RiboPrinter has multiple applications in a natural products research program.Keywords
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