title: Survey of antimicrobial streptomycetes from soils of West Bengal: characterization and identification of potent broad spectrum antibiotic producing Streptomyces albidoflavus 321.2.
abstract: Survey of 611 streptomycetes isolates from 330 soil samples from various parts of West Bengal were done for their antimicrobial activity against Gram positive, Gram negative bacteria, unicellular and filamentous fungi. The strain 321.2 showed inhibition against all the test organisms used and found as potent. The morphological, cultural, physiological and biochemical characters were studied, compared with known species and identified as Streptomyces albidoflavus. This strain produces an antibiotic.
authors.affiliation: Microbiology Laboratory, Department of Botany, School of Life Sciences, Visva, Bharati, Santiniketan 731 235, West Bengal, India.
authors.forename: R N
authors.initials: RN
authors.lastname: Roy
authors.forename: S K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Sen
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000096:biosynthesis* / Q000494:pharmacology; D001419:Bacteria / Q000187:drug effects; D007194:India; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D012988:Soil Microbiology; D013302:Streptomyces / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000648:ultrastructure
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents