ISSN:
1573-5176
Keywords:
Nostoc muscorum
;
antibiotic
;
cyanobacteria
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Biology
Notes:
Abstract A broad spectrum antimicrobial antibiotic is produced byNostoc muscorum (Lancashire Polytechnic Culture Collection 23) during the post-exponential phase of growth. The antibiotic inhibits the growth of bacteria, notably multiple-resistantStaphylococcus aureus, and a biocide resistantPseudomonas aeruginosa: fungi such as the biodeteriogens,Cladosporium herbarum andHormoconis resinae and yeasts such asCandida albicans andC. pseudotropicalis. The antibiotic has an apparent molecular weight of 2000–3000 Daltons. Production appears to be dependent upon the limitation of one or more nutrients in the medium.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00003474
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