PHTHORAMYCIN, A NEW ANTIBIOTIC ACTIVE AGAINST A PLANT PATHOGEN, PHYTOPHTHORA SP

A new antibiotic named phthoramycin was found in the cultured broth of an actinomycete, Streptomyces sp. WK-1875, which was isolated from a soil sample collected at the seashore of Tokyo Bay. Phthoramycin is active against filamentous fungi such as the plant pathogen Phytophthora parasitica . The pr...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of antibiotics 1988/12/25, Vol.41(12), pp.1910-1912
Hauptverfasser: OMURA, SATOSHI, TANAKA, YOSHITAKE, HISATOME, KAZUYOSHI, MIURA, SATOMI, TAKAHASHI, YOKO, NAKAGAWA, AKIRA, IMAI, HARUMITSU, WOODRUFF, H. BOYD
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Zusammenfassung:A new antibiotic named phthoramycin was found in the cultured broth of an actinomycete, Streptomyces sp. WK-1875, which was isolated from a soil sample collected at the seashore of Tokyo Bay. Phthoramycin is active against filamentous fungi such as the plant pathogen Phytophthora parasitica . The present communication describes the fermentation, isolation, and physico-chemical and biological properties of the antibiotic.
ISSN:0021-8820
1881-1469
DOI:10.7164/antibiotics.41.1910