Actividad antibacteriana de extractos de hongos aislados de raíces del mangle Rhizophora mangle (Rhizophoraceae) en Venezuela

Anti-bacterial activity of extracts from fungi collected from mangrove Rhizophora mangle (Rhizophoraceae) roots in Venezuela. The antibacterial activity of marine fungi extracts was evaluated by a test of efficiency. The fungi were previously inoculated in Malt Agar (EMA) extract with 50 % of seawater and growth for 60 days. Triplicate antibiograms were carried out with the extracts. An ANOVA I with a posteriori Duncan test were applied to the diameters of inhibition zones. The extracts of Aspergillus ochraceus 3MCMC3 and Penicillium citrinum (14) 4MCMC16 present wide spectral antibacterial properties, inhibiting 100 % and 80 % of the developing germs, especially Pseudomonas aeruginosa 9027. The extract of Penicillium (1) 3MLLC5 had the highest efficiency on this strain; P. aeruginosa 9027 and Escherichia coli 10536 were the most sensitive germs when treated with these extracts. These marine fungi can be an important source of antibacterial secondary metabolites. Rev. Biol. Trop. 55 (3-4): 761-765. Epub 2007 December, 28.

La actividad antibacteriana de extractos de hongos marinos se evaluó mediante una prueba de eficiencia, para tal fin los hongos fueron inoculados en medio Agar Extracto Malta (EMA) con 50 % de agua de mar y período de crecimiento de 60 días. Se obtuvieron extractos con una solución de acetona/cloroformo/etanol (3:2:1). La fase orgánica se trató a presión reducida con rotaevaporador (baño de María incorporado a 40 ºC). Con los extractos se realizaron antibiogramas por triplicado. Se midieron los diámetros de los halos de inhibición y se les aplicó una prueba de eficiencia empleando un ANOVA I, y prueba a posteriori Duncan. Los extractos de Aspergillus ochraceus 3MCMC3 y Penicillium citrinum (14) 4MCMC16 presentan propiedades antibacterianas de amplio espectro, inhibiendo el 100 % y 80 % de los gérmenes reveladores, con énfasis hacia la inhibición de Pseudomonas aeruginosa 9027, en especial el extracto de Penicillium (1) 3MLLC5 presentó la mayor eficiencia sobre esta cepa; también se encontró que P. aeruginosa 9027 y Escherichia coli 10536 fueron ser los gérmenes reveladores más sensibles. Los hongos marinos seleccionados se perfilan como una fuente de metabolitos secundarios antibacterianos.

[Anti-bacterial activity of extracts from fungi collected from mangrove Rhizophora mangle (Rhizophoraceae) roots in Venezuela]. / Actividad antibacteriana de extractos de hongos aislados de raices del mangle Rhizophora mangle (Rhizophoraceae) en Venezuela.

The antibacterial activity of marine fungi extracts was evaluated by a test of efficiency. The fungi were previously inoculated in Malt Agar (EMA) extract with 50% of seawater and growth for 60 days. Triplicate antibiograms were carried out with the extracts. An ANOVA I with a posteriori Duncan test were applied to the diameters of inhibition zones. The extracts of Aspergillus ochraceus 3MCMC3 and Penicillium citrinum (14) 4MCMC16 present wide spectral antibacterial properties, inhibiting 100% and 80% of the developing germs, especially Pseudomonas aeruginosa 9027. The extract of Penicillium (1) 3MLLC5 had the highest efficiency on this strain; P. aeruginosa 9027 and Escherichia coli 10536 were the most sensitive germs when treated with these extracts. These marine fungi can be an important source of antibacterial secondary metabolites.

Evaluación in vitro de sustancias antibacterianas producidas por bacterias aisladas de diferentes organismos marinos / In vitro evaluation of antibacterial substances produced by bacteria isolated from different marine organisms

Bacteria from several groups of marine organisms were isolated and, using direct antibiograms, identified those that produce antibacterial substances, using a human pathogenic strain of Staphylococcus aureus ATCC6538 as revealing microorganism. Bacteria which produce substances that inhibited S. aureus growth were identified through morphological, physiological and biochemical tests. Out of 290 bacteria, 54 (18.6) inhibited the growth of S. aureus, but only 27 survived for identification. Bivalves, sponges and corals were the most represented from which 41.2, 33.3 and 29.7, respectively, produced antibacterial substances of the isolated bacteria in each group. The marine species with highest proportions of these bacteria were the hard coral Madracis decactis (62.5), the sponges Cliona sp. (57.1) and the octocoral Plexaura flexuosa (50.0). Out of the 27 strains that produced antibacterial substances, 51.8 were Aeromonas spp. and 14.8 Vibrio spp. Marine bacteria that produce antibacterial substances are abundant, most belong in the Vibrionacea group and were isolated mainly from corals and bivalve mollusks.