Mitomycin, a New Antibiotic from Streptomyces. II Description of the Strain

Abstract

Mitomycin, a new antibiotic which is active against bacteria as well as Ehrlich carcinoma and Yoshida sarcoma, is produced by a species of Streptomyces heretofore undescribed. The species was isolated from a soil sample collected at Jōchi-machi, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo.