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Antifungal activity of actinomycetes from cuban soils
Author(s) -
Iznaga Y.,
Lemus M.,
González L.,
Garmendía L.,
Nadal L.,
Vallín C.
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
phytotherapy research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.019
H-Index - 129
eISSN - 1099-1573
pISSN - 0951-418X
DOI - 10.1002/ptr.1466
Subject(s) - polyene , antimicrobial , antifungal , antibiotics , microbiology and biotechnology , soil water , biology , traditional medicine , chemistry , medicine , biochemistry , ecology
This study reports on the capacity of actinomycete strains isolated from Cuban soils to produce antifungal agents. The antimicrobial activities were determined by susceptibility disk assay methods. We isolated 563 different actinomycetes and 286 produced compounds with antifungal activity. Our screening method indicated the presence of many possible polyene macrolide antibiotics and the important antifungal activity in the soils rich in minerals. Copyright © 2004 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.