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Induction of aerial mycelium formation in a bld mutant of Streptomyces tendae by borrelidin--a macrolide antibiotic.
FEMS microbiology letters - 15 Nov 1993
Schüz T C, Zähner H
Abstract excerpt
In a screening programme for substances with morphogenic effects on the nikkomycin producer strain Streptomyces tendae Tü 901 we identified a metabolite, which induced aerial mycelium formation in the bld mutant Tü 901/S 2566-EM 1. By using a HPLC UV/Vis absorbance spectral library we could confirm that this compound was identical with the macrolide antibiotic borrelidin. 100 ng borrelidin/paperdisc were...
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