Discovery of antimicrobial activity in chemical extracts derived from unexplored algal-bacterial culture systems and isolates

Fisher, Carolyn Laura; Loehde-Woolard, Hailey C.; Lane, Pamela D.; Mageeney, Catherine Margaret; Lane, Todd W.

doi:10.1038/s41598-024-82056-9

Title: Discovery of antimicrobial activity in chemical extracts derived from unexplored algal-bacterial culture systems and isolates

Journal Article · 30 December 2024 · Scientific Reports

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-82056-9 · OSTI ID:2484065

Fisher, Carolyn Laura ^[1]; Loehde-Woolard, Hailey C. ^[2]; Lane, Pamela D. ^[3];

^[3]; Lane, Todd W. ^[3]

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
University of Colorado, Boulder, CO (United States)
Sandia National Lab. (SNL-CA), Livermore, CA (United States)

Global health is affected by viral, bacterial, and fungal infections that cause chronic and often fatal diseases. Identifying novel antimicrobials through innovative methods that are active against human pathogens will create a new, necessary pipeline for chemical discovery and therapeutic development. Our goal was to determine whether algal production systems represent fertile ground for discovery of antibiotics and antifungals. To this end, we collected high-biomass algal-bacterial samples from outdoor mass cultivation systems, 18-L outdoor algal open cultures mesocosms, and non-axenic laboratory samples. We also cultivated 33 marine bacterial isolates for chemical extraction. Ultimately, we filtered, concentrated, extracted, and screened 77 chemically-complex mixtures using a conventional agar-based microbial growth inhibition assay against three microbes: Escherichia coli, Bacillus subtilis, and Candida albicans. We discovered that 23 of our chemical extracts (almost one-third of the chemical samples tested) exhibited some degree of growth inhibition toward B. subtilis and/or C. albicans. Our work here demonstrates the feasibility and potential of isolating bioactive natural products from high-biomass algal-bacterial samples from algal mass cultivation systems.

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Research Organization:: Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States); Sandia National Laboratories (SNL-CA), Livermore, CA (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE; USDOE Laboratory Directed Research and Development (LDRD) Program; USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)

Grant/Contract Number:: AC52-07NA27344; NA0003525

OSTI ID:: 2484065

Report Number(s):: LLNL--JRNL-868492; SAND--2025-10512J; 1755027

Journal Information:: Scientific Reports, Journal Name: Scientific Reports Journal Issue: 1 Vol. 14; ISSN 2045-2322

Publisher:: Springer Science and Business Media LLCCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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