Identification and characteristics of a novel Burkholderia strain with broad-spectrum antimicrobial activity

Authors
Cain, CC Henry, AT Waldo, RH Casida, LJ Falkinham, JO
Citation
Cc. Cain et al., Identification and characteristics of a novel Burkholderia strain with broad-spectrum antimicrobial activity, APPL ENVIR, 66(9), 2000, pp. 4139-4141
Citations number
16
Categorie Soggetti
Biology,Microbiology
Journal title
APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY
ISSN journal
00992240 → ACNP
Volume
66
Issue
9
Year of publication
2000
Pages
4139 - 4141
Database
ISI
SICI code
0099-2240(200009)66:9<4139:IACOAN>2.0.ZU;2-3
Abstract
A Burkholderia strain isolated from soil is capable of inhibiting the growt h of bacteria, plant-pathogenic fungi, pathogenic yeasts, and protozoa. Inh ibition does not involve cell contact or the presence of living cells, sugg esting that at least a substantial portion of the antimicrobial activity is due to the excretion of extracellular compounds.