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Antibacterial discovery in actinomycetes strains with mutations in RNA polymerase or ribosomal protein S12.
Nature biotechnology - 1 May 2009
Hosaka Takeshi, Ohnishi-Kameyama Mayumi, Muramatsu Hideyuki, Murakami Kana, Tsurumi Yasuhisa, Kodani Shinya, Yoshida Mitsuru, Fujie Akihiko, Ochi Kozo
Abstract excerpt
We show that selection of drug-resistant bacterial mutants allows the discovery of antibacterial compounds. Mutant strains of a soil-isolated Streptomyces species that does not produce antibacterials synthesize a previously unknown class of antibacterial, which we name piperidamycin. Overall, 6%...
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