Kiymet Guven

Synthesis and Study of Antibacterial and Antifungal Activities of Novel 2-(((Benzoxazole/benzimidazole-2-yl)sulfanyl) acetylamino)thiazoles

Several 2-[[(benzoxazole/benzimidazole-2-yl)sulfanyl]acetylamino]thiazoles derivatives were synthesized by reacting 4-substituted-2-(chloroacetylamino)thiazoles with benzoxazole/benzimidazole-2-thioles in acetone and in the presence of K2CO3. The chemical structures of the compounds were elucidated by IR,1H-NMR, and FAB+-MS spectral data. Their antimicrobial activities againstMicrococcus luteus (NRLL B-4375),Bacillus cereus (NRRL B-3711),Proteus vulgaris (NRRL B-123),Salmonella typhimurium (NRRL B-4420),Staphylococcus aureus (NRRL B-767),Escherichia coli (NRRL B-3704),Candida albicans and Candida globrata (isolates obtained from Osmangazi Uni. Fac.of Medicine) were investigated and in this investigation, a significant level of activity was illustrated.

Synthesis and Antimicrobial Activity of Some Thiazolyl-Pyrazoline Derivatives

Some 1-(4-aryl-2-thiazolyl)-3-(2-thienyl)-5-aryl-2-pyrazoline derivatives ( TP 1–28 ) were synthesized by reacting substituted 3-(2-thienyl)-5-aryl-1-thiocarbamoyl-2-pyrazolines ( P 1–7 ) with phenacyl bromides in ethanol. Structures of the synthesized compounds were confirmed by elemental analyses and IR, 1 H-NMR and MS-FAB+ spectral data. Their antimicrobial activities against Escherichia coli (NRRL B-3704), Staphylococcus aureus (NRLL B-767), Salmonella typhimurium (NRRL B-4420), Bacillus cereus (NRRL B-3711), Listeria monocytogenes (Ankara University, Faculty of Veterinary, Ankara, Turkey), Aeromonas hydrophila (Ankara University, Faculty of Veterinary, Ankara, Turkey), Candida albicans, and Candida glabrata (isolates obtained from Osmangazi University, Faculty of Medicine, Eskisehir Turkey) were investigated. A significant level of activity was illustrated.

Amycolatopsis cihanbeyliensis sp. nov., a halotolerant actinomycete isolated from a salt mine.

A novel halotolerant actinomycete, designated strain BNT52(T), was isolated from soil collected from Cihanbeyli Salt Mine in the central Anatolia region of Turkey, and examined using a polyphasic taxonomic approach. The isolate was found to have chemical and morphological properties typical of the genus Amycolatopsis and formed a distinct phyletic line in the 16S rRNA gene tree. Strain BNT52(T) was most closely related to Amycolatopsis nigrescens CSC17Ta-90(T) (96.7 %), Amycolatopsis magusensis KT2025(T) (96.6 %), Amycolatopsis sulphurea DSM 46092(T) (96.6 %), Amycolatopsis dongchuanensis YIM 75904(T) (96.5 %), Amycolatopsis ultiminotia RP-AC36(T) (96.4 %) and Amycolatopsis sacchari DSM 44468(T) (96.4 %). Sequence similarities with other strains of species of the genus Amycolatopsis were lower than 96.2 %. The isolate grew at 20-37 °C, pH 6-12 and in the presence of 0-10 % (w/v) NaCl. The cell wall of the novel strain contained meso-diaminopimelic acid and arabinose and galactose as the diagnostic sugars. Major fatty acids were iso-C16 : 0 2-OH and iso-C16 : 0. The predominant menaquinone was MK-9(H4). The polar lipids detected were diphosphatidylglycerol, phosphatidylethanolamine, phosphatidylinositol and phosphatidylmethylethanolamine. The genomic DNA G+C content was 68.8 mol%. On the basis of the data from this polyphasic taxonomic study, strain BNT52(T) represents a novel species within the genus Amycolatopsis for which the name Amycolatopsis cihanbeyliensis sp. nov. is proposed (type strain BNT52(T) = KCTC 29065(T) = NRRL B-24886(T) = DSM 45679(T)).

Methylobacterium tarhaniae sp. nov., isolated from arid soil.

A reddish-orange-pigmented, Gram-stain-negative, aerobic, facultatively methylotrophic strain, N4211(T), isolated from arid soil, collected from Abuja, Nigeria, was analysed by using a polyphasic approach. Phylogenetic analysis, based on 16S rRNA gene sequences, showed that strain N4211(T) belonged to the genus Methylobacterium. Strain N4211(T) was most closely related to Methylobacterium aquaticum GR16(T) (98.56 %), Methylobacterium platani PMB02(T) (97.95 %) and Methylobacterium variabile GR3(T) (97.2 %), and the phylogenetic similarities to all other species of the genus Methylobacterium with validly published names were less than 97.0 %. The major ubiquinones detected were Q-10. The major fatty acids were summed feature 7 (C18 : 1 cis11/t9/t6). The DNA G+C content was 67.3 mol%. DNA-DNA relatedness of strain N4211(T) and the most closely related strains M. aquaticum DSM 16371(T) and M. platani KCTC 12901(T) were 60.0 and 48.2 %, respectively. On the basis of phenotypic, phylogenetic and DNA-DNA hybridization data, strain N4211(T) is assigned to a novel species of the genus Methylobacterium for which the name Methylobacterium tarhaniae sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is N4211(T)( = KCTC 23615(T) = DSM 25844(T)).

Saccharomonospora amisosensis sp. nov., isolated from deep marine sediment

A novel actinomycete, strain DS3030(T), was isolated from a deep sediment sample, collected from the southern Black Sea coast, Turkey, and was examined using a polyphasic approach. On the basis of 16S rRNA gene sequence analysis, strain DS3030(T) was shown to belong to the genus Saccharomonospora and to be related most closely to Saccharomonospora marina XMU15(T) (99.6 % similarity). Sequence similarities with other strains of the genus Saccharomonospora were lower than 97.0 %. The organism had chemical and morphological features typical of the genus Saccharomonospora. The cell wall of the novel strain contained meso-diaminopimelic acid, arabinose and galactose as diagnostic sugars. The polar lipids were diphosphatidylglycerol, phosphatidylethanolamine, phosphatidylinositol and phosphatidylinositol mannoside. The predominant menaquinone was MK-9(H4). Major fatty acids were iso-C16 : 0, iso-C16 : 0 2-OH and C16 : 1cis 9. Phenotypic data clearly distinguished the new isolate from its closest relative, S. marina XMU15(T). The combined genotypic and phenotypic data and low DNA-DNA relatedness with its closest related strain reveal that strain DS3030(T) represents a novel species of the genus, for which the name Saccharomonospora amisosensis sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is DS3030(T) ( = DSM 45685(T) = KCTC 29069(T) = NRRL B-24885(T)).

Nonomuraea jabiensis sp. nov., isolated from arid soil

A novel actinomycete, strain A4036(T), was isolated from a soil sample collected from the Jabi district in Abuja, Nigeria. The taxonomic position of strain A4036(T) was established using a combination of genotypic and phenotypic analyses. The organism formed extensively branched substrate and aerial hyphae that generated spiral chains of spores with warty surfaces. The cell wall contained meso-diaminopimelic acid and the cell-wall sugars were glucose, madurose, mannose and ribose. The predominant menaquinone was MK-9(H(4)). The polar lipids were diphosphatidylglycerol, phosphatidylethanolamine, phosphatidylinositol, phosphatidylmethylethanolamine, phosphatidylinositol mannoside, hydroxy-phosphatidylethanolamine, hydroxy-phosphatidylmethylethanolamine, two unidentified phospholipids and four unknown glucosamine-containing phospholipids. The major cellular fatty acids were iso-C(16 : 0) 2-OH, iso-C(16 : 0) and 10-methyl C(17 : 0). On the basis of 16S rRNA gene sequence similarity studies, strain A4036(T) grouped in the genus Nonomuraea, being most closely related to Nonomuraea angiospora IFO 13155(T) (99.05 %), Nonomuraea candida HMC10(T) (98.78 %), Nonomuraea kuesteri GW 14-1925(T) (98.49 %), Nonomuraea endophytica YIM 65601(T) (98.42 %), Nonomuraea maheshkhaliensis 16-5-14(T) (98.40 %), Nonomuraea turkmeniaca DSM 43926(T) (98.38 %), Nonomuraea helvata IFO 14681(T) (98.29 %), Nonomuraea rubra DSM 43768(T) (98.10 %) and Nonomuraea salmonea DSM 43678(T) (98.06 %). Levels of 16S rRNA gene sequence similarity to the type strains of other species of the genus Nonomuraea were <98 %. Despite the high 16S rRNA gene sequence similarities, DNA-DNA relatedness values and phenotypic data demonstrated that strain A4036(T) was clearly distinguished from all closely related species of the genus Nonomuraea. Thus, this isolate is considered to represent a novel species of the genus Nonomuraea, for which the name Nonomuraea jabiensis sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is A4036(T) (= DSM 45507(T) = KCTC 19870(T)).

Streptomyces samsunensis sp. nov., a member of the Streptomyces violaceusniger clade isolated from the rhizosphere of Robinia pseudoacacia

The taxonomic position of a Streptomyces isolate, strain M1463(T), recovered from the rhizosphere of Robinia pseudoacacia was established in a polyphasic study. The organism had chemical and morphological markers that were consistent with its classification in the Streptomyces violaceusniger clade. This assignment was confirmed by 16S rRNA gene sequence data, which also showed that the strain formed a distinct subclade together with Streptomyces malaysiensis DSM 41697(T). However, the two strains were readily distinguished on the basis of DNA relatedness and phenotypic data. The combined genotypic and phenotypic data show that strain M1463(T) should be recognized as a representative of a novel species in the Streptomyces violaceusniger clade, for which the name Streptomyces samsunensis sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain of S. samsunensis is M1463(T) ( = DSM 42010(T) = NRRL B-24803(T)).

Streptosporangium anatoliense sp. nov., isolated from soil in Turkey

A novel actinobacterium, strain N9999T, was isolated from soil and its taxonomic position determined using a polyphasic approach. The organism formed abundant aerial hyphae that differentiated into spherical spore vesicles. The cell wall contained meso-diaminopimelic acid; the whole-cell sugars were galactose, glucose, mannose, madurose and ribose; the predominant menaquinones MK-9 (H2) and MK-9 (H4); the major phospholipids phosphatidylethanolamine, diphosphatidylglycerol, a phosphaglycolipid and phosphatidylinositol mannosides; while the cellular fatty acids were rich in iso-C14:0, C15:0, cis-9-C17:1, iso-C16:0 and 10-methyl C17:0 components. Phylogenetic analyses based on an almost complete 16S rRNA gene sequence indicated that strain N9999T was closely related to a group that consisted of Streptosporangiumpseudovulgare DSM 43181T and Streptosporangium nondiastaticum DSM 43848T. However, DNA–DNA relatedness and phenotypic data demonstrated that strain N9999T was clearly distinguished from all closely related Streptosporangium species. The combined genotypic and phenotypic data demonstrate conclusively that the isolate should be classified as a new species of Streptosporangium.

Methicillin-resistant S. aureus colonization in intensive care unit patients: Early identification and molecular typing

INTRODUCTION Early detection of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in colonized patients is very important for infection control procedures to prevent MRSA spread. We aimed to monitor MRSA carriage in intensive care unit (ICU) patients and to evaluate the speed and efficiency of conventional culture, immunological, chromogenic, and molecular methods together with genotyping. METHODOLOGY Nasal and axillar swab specimens were obtained from patients in the ICUs of the general surgery and neurosurgery wards in a tertiary hospital once a week over four weeks between December 2009 and July 2010. Oxacillin and cefoxitin disk diffusion tests, oxacillin agar screening test, latex agglutination test, chromogenic agar, and real-time polymerase chain reaction (PCR) tests were used for isolation and identification of MRSA. MRSA isolates were typed using ribotyping and pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE) typing. RESULTS MRSA colonization was detected in 48 of 306 patients by real-time PCR. The MRSA colonization rate was 6.2%, 15.5%, and 38.5% at admission and in the first and second weeks, respectively. Sensitivity, specificity, positive and negative predictive values for all phenotypic tests were 98%, 99.6%, 98%, and 99.6%, respectively. The shortest handle time was observed in PCR. A total of three banding patterns were obtained from MRSA isolates by ribotyping, and PFGE analyses revealed 17 different pulsotypes varying from 11 to 18 distinct bands, showing high genetic diversity among the samples. CONCLUSION Phenotypic MRSA screening tests in our study exhibited similar performances. The superiority of real-time PCR is its short turnaround time.

Biosorption of zinc(II) on dead and living biomass of Variovorax paradoxus and Arthrobacter viscosus

AbstractThere is a great interest in the removal of heavy metals from aqueous media by various biomass. In this study, the potential of using live and dead cells of Variovorax paradoxus and Arthrobacter viscosus bacteria for the removal of Zn(II) were investigated for the first time. The bacteria were isolated from the ceramic industry sludge. Remaining concentrations of Zn(II) in the metal solutions after biosorption by bacteria were measured by ICP-OES. The removal of Zn(II) from aqueous solution increased with increasing pH and initial ion concentration. The maximum removal efficiency of V. paradoxus live and dead cells was calculated as 92.7 and 91.3%, respectively, whereas the maximum removal efficiency of A. viscosus live and dead cells was calculated as 89.4 and 90.8%, respectively. The experimental data was found to comply with the Freundlich isotherm model and the biosorption mechanism was expressed with the pseudo-second-order model.