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Variations in the spectra of biological activities of actinomycetes isolated from different soils
Author(s) -
Holmalahti Jussi,
Wright Atte,
Raatikainen Olavi
Publication year - 1994
Publication title -
letters in applied microbiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.698
H-Index - 110
eISSN - 1472-765X
pISSN - 0266-8254
DOI - 10.1111/j.1472-765x.1994.tb00829.x
Subject(s) - wright , library science , chemistry , history , computer science , art history
Actinomycetes were isolated from 10 soil samples, three representing sediments or shoreline of a pulp mill effluent polluted marsh pond and the rest topsoil from Finnish coniferous woodland. After a preliminary screen, 32 isolates exhibiting antifungal, antibacterial or genotoxic activities were obtained. The high incidence of strains with genotoxic properties (12 in this screen) was an unexpected finding. The majority (14) of the 19 antifungal isolates produced antibiotics of polyene type.