PRODUCTION OF VERNAMYCIN BY A MICROMONOSPORA

• Published in: Journal of antibiotics Vol. 34; no. 11; pp. 1515 - 1516
• Main Authors: LIU, WEN-CHIH, SEINER, VERA, DEAN, LORETTA D., TREJO, WILLIAM H., PRINCIPE, PACIFICO A., MEYERS, EDWARD, SYKES, RICHARD B.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Japan JAPAN ANTIBIOTICS RESEARCH ASSOCIATION 01.01.1981
• Subjects: Chemical Phenomena; Chemistry; Drug Synergism; Fermentation; Micromonospora; Micromonospora - metabolism; Virginiamycin - biosynthesis

While not uncommon to find the same or a closely related antibiotic produced by members of two different taxonomic families, it is less than common to find an antibiotic produced by three or more such taxonomic groups. A few examples of such biosynthetic diversity reported in the literature are: bet...