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US 4,656,036 AGranted
Antibiotics Tejeramycin and production thereof
AssigneeMerck & Co., Inc.
InventorsKenneth E. Wilson, Sheldon B. Zimmerman
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Abstract
The antibiotics Tejeramycin are active against gram negative and gram positive infections, especially against Pseudomonas aeruginosa. The antibiotics Tejeramycin are produced by the aerobic fermentation of Streptomyces griseus ATCC No. 39208 or 39209 in an assimilable aqueous nutrient medium.
Claims5
The antibiotic complex produced by the controlled aerobic fermentation of a strain of Streptomyces griseus selected from ATCC No. 39208 or 39209 in an assimilable aqueous nutrient medium until a sufficient amount of said antibiotic is accumulated for isolation.
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