Studies on Taitomycin, A New Antibiotic Produced by Streptomyces, Sp. No. 772 (S. Afghaniensis). III Biological Studies on Taitomycin

Abstract

In the previous papers^1),2), it was reported that the antibiotic substance produced by S. afghaniensis inhibits strongly the growth of gram positive bacteria. It was also observed that from the physicochemical and biological properties of the purified powder, this substance is a new antibiotic and therefore this new antibiotic was named Taitomycin. In this paper the biological properties of taitomycin and the results of the experiments in animals are presented.