Gordonia terrae USTCMS 1066: ITS TAXONOMY, ANTIMICROBIALS AND IMIDAZOLIUM SUSCEPTIBILITY AND EVALUATION AS AN INITIAL SCREENING AGENT FOR ANTI-TB COMPOUNDS AND NATURAL PRODUCTS
Carlos P. Garcia, J. Abrantes, Lorna Lioanag, A. Macabeo, E. Quinto
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The taxonomic classification and unique characteristics of an air-borne actinomycete exhibiting a dark orange pigmentation were determined by polyphasic analysis. The colony appeared as a contaminant in an agar plate culture of the marine luminous bacterium: Vibrio fischeri USTCMS 1026. Subsequent investigation identified the actinomycete contaminant as MP 1066 for Mycobacterium phlei USTCMS 1066 but was later found to have morphological, physiological, biochemical and genotypic characteristics compatible with member species of the genus Gordonia. BLAST comparison of MP 1066 yielded 100% 16S rDNA sequence alignment with Gordonia terrae so the strain was renamed as Gordonia terrae USTCMS 1066. Its antimicrobial susceptibility profile is similar to that of the pathogenic mycobacteria yielding small MICs and large inhibition zones against the antibiotics: ampicillin (AMP), azithromycin (AZT), amoxicillin-clavulanic acid (AUC), ciprofloxacin (CIP), ethambutol (ETHAM), isoniazid (INH), rifampicin (RIF), tetracycline (TET), sulfamethoxazole – trimethoprim (SXT), and streptomycin (STREP). In addition, the crude ethanolic extracts of Acanthella carteri, Alstonia scholaris Lunasia amara Blanco, Momordica charantia, Wrightia antidysenterica, Zingiber officinale and the pure synthetic imidazole: 1,3-bis(4-methylphenyl) imidazolium chloride likewise inhibited strongly the growth of Gordonia terrae USTCMS 1066. Substances that strongly inhibited Gordonia terrae USTCMS 1066 were also observed to be strongly inhibitory to Mycobacterium tuberculosis indicative of its suitability as an initial assay organism for the screening of anti-TB natural products and synthetic compounds most specially for laboratories that are not equipped with Biosafety Level III facilities. KEYWORDS: Gordonia; Mycobacterium; anti-TB; antibiotics; plant extracts
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The Philippine Journal of Systematic Biology (Print ISSN: 1908-6865; Online ISSN: 2508-0342) is an annual, peer-reviewed journal in English that publishes high quality reports of original research and reviews in the field of Taxonomy & Systematics, Ecology and Conservation Biology. The PJSB is a CHED recognized journal under CHED CMO 50 series of 2017. It is also included in the Clavariate Analysis (formerly a subsidiary of Thomson Reuters) Master Journal List under Zoological Record, BIOSIS Previews and Biological Abstracts.The PJSB is the official publication of the Association of Systematic Biologists of the Philippines (SEC Registration: Association of Philippine Taxonomists, Inc.). The organization financially supports the journal and all its endeavors. The journal aims to build up quality information on animal, plant and microbial diversity in the Philippines. Articles dealing with original research or reviews in Zoological, Botanical or Microbial Systematics, Ecology and Conservation Biology are welcome. Authors are advised to consult a recent issue of PJSB for the current format and style. All manuscripts are reviewed by at least two qualified referees.