Antifungal compounds from Streptomyces associated with attine ants also inhibit Leishmania donovani.

• Main Authors: Humberto E Ortega (Author), Leonardo L G Ferreira (Author), Weilan G P Melo (Author), Ana Ligia L Oliveira (Author), René F Ramos Alvarenga (Author), Norberto P Lopes (Author), Tim S Bugni (Author), Adriano D Andricopulo (Author), Mônica T Pupo (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2019-08-01T00:00:00Z.
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Bacterial strains isolated from attine ants showed activity against the insect specialized fungal pathogen Escovopsis and also against the human protozoan parasite Leishmania donovani. The bioassay guided fractionation of extracts from cultures of Streptomyces sp. ICBG292, isolated from the exoskele...