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The swinholide biosynthesis gene cluster from a terrestrial cyanobacterium, Nostoc sp. strain UHCC 0450
2017
ABSTRACT Swinholides are 42-carbon ring polyketides with a 2-fold axis of symmetry. They are potent cytotoxins that disrupt the actin cytoskeleton. Swinholides were discovered from the marine sponge Theonella sp. and were long suspected to be produced by symbiotic bacteria. Misakinolide, a structural variant of swinholide, was recently demonstrated to be the product of a symbiotic heterotrophic proteobacterium. Here, we report the production of swinholide A by an axenic strain of the terrestrial cyanobacterium Nostoc sp. strain UHCC 0450. We located the 85-kb trans -AT polyketide synthase (PKS) swinholide biosynthesis gene cluster from a draft genome of Nostoc sp. UHCC 0450. The swinholide …
Citronellal and citronellol as growth inhibitors of freshwater cyanobacteria
2014
Cyanobacteria possess a very high tolerance relative to environmental factors, so they can be found in almost every aquatic habitat: oceans, freshwaters, hot springs, soils and bare rocks. Nowadays these microorganisms are thought to cause the formation of intensive blooms which result from water eutrophication. In order to suppress blooms in aquatic ecosystems, it is important to limit the growth of blue-green algae, preferably using environment-friendly procedures. In this article we present how two aliphatic, natural monoterpenes: citronellal and citronellol, influence the growth of cyanobacteria. Three species of freshwater cyanobacteria: Anabaena sp., Nodularia moravica and Chroococcus…