Lomofungin, a New Antibiotic Produced by Streptomyces lomondensis sp. n

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1 January 1969

journal article
research article
Published by American Society for Microbiology in Applied Microbiology

Vol. 17 (5) , 755-759
https://doi.org/10.1128/aem.17.5.755-759.1969

Abstract

Lomofungin is a new antimicrobial agent obtained from the culture broth of Streptomyces lomondensis sp. n. UC-5022. Lomofungin is an acidic, olive-yellow, crystalline compound which inhibits, in vitro, a variety of pathogenic fungi, yeasts, and gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria. Images

Keywords

ANTIMICROBIAL
STREPTOMYCES
PATHOGENIC
CRYSTALLINE
LOMONDENSIS
YELLOW
ANTIBIOTIC
YEASTS
GRAM POSITIVE