Coronamycins, peptide antibiotics produced by a verticillate Streptomyces sp. (MSU-2110) endophytic on Monstera sp.

Ezra‬‏, ‪David; Castillo, Uvidelio; A. Strobel, Gary; M. Hess, W.; Porter, Heidi; B. Jensen, James; A. M. Condron, Margaret; B. Teplow, David; Sears, Joseph; Maranta, Michelle; Hunter, Michelle; L. Weber, Barbara; Yaver, Debbie

doi:10.1099/mic.0.26645-0

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Coronamycins, peptide antibiotics produced by a verticillate Streptomyces sp. (MSU-2110) endophytic on Monstera sp.

Published in Microbiology • Apr 1, 2004

Authors:

‪David Ezra‬‏

Uvidelio Castillo

Gary A. Strobel

Abstract

Coronamycin is a complex of novel peptide antibiotics with activity against pythiaceous fungi and the human fungal pathogen Cryptococcus neoformans. It is also active against the malarial parasite, Plasmodium falciparum, with an IC(50) of 9.0 ng ml(-1). Coronamycin is produced by a verticillate Stre...

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Streptomyces

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