Microbial isolate P129-1 from a marine sponge inhibitory to Straphylococcus aureus ATCC 12600 is an Ochrobactrum sp.

• Main Authors: Jao, Immaculae Jasmine C., Heralde, Francisco M., III, Anas, Andrea Roxanne J., De Guzman, Alice Sertan, Bugni, Tim, Ireland, Chris, Concepcion, Gisela P.
• Format: text
• Published: Animo Repository 2007
• Subjects: Sponges—Microbiology; Staphylococcus aureus; Biology
• Online Access: https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/faculty_research/7169
• Institution: De La Salle University

Marine microorganisms are complex and diverse. They thrive in conditions of extreme pressure, salinity, and temperature as commensals, epibionts, or symbionts. Their potential to produce bioactive metabolites is a reflection of their versatile metabolism and physiology char enabled them to survive the complex marine environment. They may occur as free-Jiving entities or in associa­tion with eukaryotes such as the marine invertebrates. They inhabit sur­faces, tissues, and internal spaces of host organisms. In this study, the cultural and morphological features of the microbial isolate P129-1, which manifested an inhibitory activity against S aureus ATCC 12600, was determined with the end view of ascertaining the identity and phylogenetic relationship of the isolate with other bacteria.