No need to be pure: mix the cultures!
In this issue of Chemistry & Biology, Angell et al. demonstrate synergism between two bacterial species, isolated from the same sediment sample, to produce a secondary metabolite not found in their respective pure cultures.
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Institut für Pharmazeutische Biotechnologie, Universität des Saarlandes, P.O. Box 151150, 66041 Saarbrücken, Germany.
D001419:Bacteria / Q000201:enzymology / Q000378:metabolism*; D005658:Fungi / Q000201:enzymology / Q000378:metabolism*; D008828:Microbiological Techniques; D013559:Symbiosis / Q000502:physiology*