SOIL ACTINOMYCETES OF BIKINI ATOLL WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO THEIR ANTAGONISTIC PROPERTIES

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Abstract
In connection with the atomic bomb expts. at Bikini Atoll, the soils of various islands in that region were studied. These soils were arid, alkaline, and contained a comparatively low microbial population. Actinomycetes were by far the most abundant type, averaging in some instances 95% of the population. Several of these actinomycetes were isolated and brought back to this lab. for further study. In this connection, the antagonistic properties were studied. One actinomycete, Streptomyces bikiniensis, produces, under certain conditions, an antibiotic which resembles streptomycin in many respects, and has been designated as streptomycin II.

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