Biphenomycin A production by a mixed culture

Appl Environ Microbiol. 1992 Dec;58(12):3879-82. doi: 10.1128/aem.58.12.3879-3882.1992.

Abstract

Production of biphenomycin A by Streptomyces griseorubiginosus 43708 was stimulated by a mixed culture with a partner strain, Pseudomonas maltophilia 1928. This stimulatory effect on biphenomycin A accumulation by the mixed culture was caused by the enzyme activity which strain 1928 possessed. It is suggested that in a mixed culture strain 43708 produces a precursor of biphenomycin A in culture broth and that strain 1928 converts the precursor to biphenomycin A.

MeSH terms

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents* / metabolism*
  • Antimicrobial Cationic Peptides
  • Bacteriological Techniques
  • Dipeptides / biosynthesis
  • Evaluation Studies as Topic
  • Peptides*
  • Pseudomonas / classification
  • Pseudomonas / metabolism*
  • Streptomyces / metabolism*

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents
  • Antimicrobial Cationic Peptides
  • Dipeptides
  • Peptides
  • biphenomycin A