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Isolation and characterization of rare actinomycetes from diverse animal samples
Nozomi Mosu1, Kou Nakamura1, Sayu Yatagai1
1School of Veterinary Medicine, Azabu University, Sagamihara, Kanagawa, Japan.
Abstract:
We isolated 61 actinomycete strains from diverse animal-derived samples. Although Streptomyces predominates in soil environments, actinomycetes recovered from animal samples were primarily non-Streptomyces taxa, including rare genera such as Micromonospora sp. The antimicrobial activities of the isolated actinomycetes were evaluated, and several strains exhibited antibacterial and antifungal activities. These findings highlight animal-derived actinomycetes as promising sources of bioactive natural products.
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