Negative Correlation between Lipid Content and Antibiotic Activity in <i>Streptomyces</i>: General Rule and Exceptions

• Main Authors: Michelle David (Author), Clara Lejeune (Author), Sonia Abreu (Author), Annabelle Thibessard (Author), Pierre Leblond (Author), Pierre Chaminade (Author), Marie-Joelle Virolle (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2020-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Streptomycetes are well known antibiotic producers and are among the rare prokaryotes able to store carbon as lipids. Previous comparative studies of the weak antibiotic producer <i>Streptomyces lividans</i> with its <i>ppk</i> mutant and with <i>Streptomyces coelicolor...