African Journal of
Microbiology Research

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Microbiol. Res.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1996-0808
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJMR
  • Start Year: 2007
  • Published Articles: 5233

Full Length Research Paper

Antimicrobial activity of fungi isolated from the water of the sky high, Recife-PE supply against bacteria of clinical interest system

Talyce dos Reis Feitosa
  • Talyce dos Reis Feitosa
  • Instituto Federal do Tocantins, campus Araguaina, Tocantins, Brasil
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Flavia Virgínia Ferreira de Arruda
  • Flavia Virgínia Ferreira de Arruda
  • Departamento de antibióticos, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Recife/PE, Brasil
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José Robson Neves Cavalcanti Filho
  • José Robson Neves Cavalcanti Filho
  • Departamento de antibióticos, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Recife/PE, Brasil
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Nelânia Maria Queiroz Baptista
  • Nelânia Maria Queiroz Baptista
  • Departamento de antibióticos, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Recife/PE, Brasil
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Maira Judith de Azevedo Callou
  • Maira Judith de Azevedo Callou
  • Departamento de antibióticos, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Recife/PE, Brasil
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Tiago Silva
  • Tiago Silva
  • Departamento de antibióticos, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Recife/PE, Brasil
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Rita de Cássia Mendonça de Miranda*
  • Rita de Cássia Mendonça de Miranda*
  • 2. Departamento de antibióticos, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Recife/PE, Brasil; 3. Faculdade do Nordeste da Bahia, FANEB, Brasil.
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Norma Buarque de Gusmão
  • Norma Buarque de Gusmão
  • Departamento de antibióticos, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Recife/PE, Brasil
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  •  Received: 05 June 2014
  •  Accepted: 07 July 2014
  •  Published: 06 August 2014

Abstract

Water supply assumes an important role, since it can serve as a vehicle for microorganisms such as viruses, bacteria and pathogenic fungi. The presence of a group of microorganisms (fungi) that cause deterioration of water quality is related to the production of secondary metabolites, such as antibiotics and toxins. One of the reasons of carrying out tests with these organisms is, among other things, to verify their antimicrobial activity against other pathogens. From this, five fungi species isolated from the Water Supply System of High Heaven (Pestalopsis palestris, Cladosporium cladosporioides, Trichoderma pseudokoningii, Curvularia lunata (50) and Penicillium sp. (45)) were tested against the bacteria of clinical interest (Staphylococcus aureus (UFPEDA 01), Pseudomonas aeruginosa (UFPEDA 39), Mycobacterium tuberculosis (UFPEDA 71)) and three oxacillin-resistant S. aureus ( ORSA UFPEDA 709, 730, 733) using the disc diffusion method. It was observed that the extract of Penicillium sp. showed antibacterial activity against S. aureus (730 ORSA).

Key words: Test activity, filamentous fungi, Staphylococcus aureus (ORSA).

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