Myxothiazol, an antibiotic from myxococcus fulvus (myxobacterales): I. Cultivation, isolation, physico-chemical and biological properties

Abstract

Myxothiazol (AB-Mx f16-1*), a new antifungal antibiotic, is produced by the myxobactsrium Myxococcus fulvus strain Mx f16. It is active against many filamentous fungi, and completely inhibits growth of Mucor hiemalis at a concentration of 2 μg/ml. The molecular formula of myxothiazol was determined to be C25H33N303S2. © 1980, JAPAN ANTIBIOTICS RESEARCH ASSOCIATION. All rights reserved.