Effect of intercalating dyes on the production of antibiotics by Micromonospora rosaria and Micromonospora purpurea.

doi:10.1016/0141-0229(90)90128-d

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Effect of intercalating dyes on the production of antibiotics by Micromonospora rosaria and Micromonospora purpurea.

Enzyme and microbial technology - 1 Aug 1990

Kim K S, Pai H S, Lee S Y, Ryu D D

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The effect of treatment with various intercalating dyes on the ability to produce antibiotics in Micromonospora rosaria and Micromonospora purpurea was studied. Treatment with acriflavine resulted in a high frequency loss of antibiotic productivity in both species. In M. rosaria, the loss of anti...

Topics

Anti-Bacterial Agents
Coloring Agents
Intercalating Agents
Leucomycins
Methylnitronitrosoguanidine
Micromonospora
Mutation

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