ANTIFUNGAL AND ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY OF PADDY-FIELDS CYANOBACTERIA FROM THE NORTH OF IRAN

Antifungal and antibacterial activity of some heterocystous cyanobacteria from paddy-fields in the north of Iran was studied. Soil samples were collected from paddy-fields of Gillan, Mazandaran and Golestan Provinces and cyanobacteria were isolated. Supernatants, methanolic and hexane extracts from...

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Published: University of Tehran 2003-09-01
Series:Journal of Sciences, Islamic Republic of Iran
Online Access:https://jsciences.ut.ac.ir/article_31705_cfbf9bee39fb278e91332848d3e50717.pdf
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description Antifungal and antibacterial activity of some heterocystous cyanobacteria from paddy-fields in the north of Iran was studied. Soil samples were collected from paddy-fields of Gillan, Mazandaran and Golestan Provinces and cyanobacteria were isolated. Supernatants, methanolic and hexane extracts from biomass of 150 strains of cyanobacteria were isolated and screened against six strains of bacteria and eight strains of fungi. Methanolic extracts and culture supernatants of 21 strains of cyanobacteria exhibited significant antibacterial effect and 13 strains showed antifungal effect. No antimicrobial activity was detected in the hexane extracts and no extract inhibited the growth of E. coli. According to these results, it is concluded that strains of Stigonemataceae including Fischerella and Stigonema species, seem to be more potential for producing antimicrobial substances than other strains.
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spelling doaj-art-31681ec566e04f749aae8f1b84bbe2eb2025-08-20T02:25:51ZengUniversity of TehranJournal of Sciences, Islamic Republic of Iran1016-11042345-69142003-09-0114331705ANTIFUNGAL AND ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY OF PADDY-FIELDS CYANOBACTERIA FROM THE NORTH OF IRANAntifungal and antibacterial activity of some heterocystous cyanobacteria from paddy-fields in the north of Iran was studied. Soil samples were collected from paddy-fields of Gillan, Mazandaran and Golestan Provinces and cyanobacteria were isolated. Supernatants, methanolic and hexane extracts from biomass of 150 strains of cyanobacteria were isolated and screened against six strains of bacteria and eight strains of fungi. Methanolic extracts and culture supernatants of 21 strains of cyanobacteria exhibited significant antibacterial effect and 13 strains showed antifungal effect. No antimicrobial activity was detected in the hexane extracts and no extract inhibited the growth of E. coli. According to these results, it is concluded that strains of Stigonemataceae including Fischerella and Stigonema species, seem to be more potential for producing antimicrobial substances than other strains.https://jsciences.ut.ac.ir/article_31705_cfbf9bee39fb278e91332848d3e50717.pdf
spellingShingle ANTIFUNGAL AND ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY OF PADDY-FIELDS CYANOBACTERIA FROM THE NORTH OF IRAN
Journal of Sciences, Islamic Republic of Iran
title ANTIFUNGAL AND ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY OF PADDY-FIELDS CYANOBACTERIA FROM THE NORTH OF IRAN
title_full ANTIFUNGAL AND ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY OF PADDY-FIELDS CYANOBACTERIA FROM THE NORTH OF IRAN
title_fullStr ANTIFUNGAL AND ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY OF PADDY-FIELDS CYANOBACTERIA FROM THE NORTH OF IRAN
title_full_unstemmed ANTIFUNGAL AND ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY OF PADDY-FIELDS CYANOBACTERIA FROM THE NORTH OF IRAN
title_short ANTIFUNGAL AND ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY OF PADDY-FIELDS CYANOBACTERIA FROM THE NORTH OF IRAN
title_sort antifungal and antibacterial activity of paddy fields cyanobacteria from the north of iran
url https://jsciences.ut.ac.ir/article_31705_cfbf9bee39fb278e91332848d3e50717.pdf