Rifamycin1: XXXIII. Isolation of Actinophages Active on Streptomyces mediterranei and Characteristics of Phage-Resistant Strains
AUTOR(ES)
Thiemann, J. E.
RESUMO
Five actinophages highly specific for Streptomyces mediterranei were isolated from lysed broth cultures. Studies were performed on the effect of plating conditions on plaque formation. The development of phage-resistant strains of S. mediterranei not only eliminated the phage but also significantly increased rifamycin yields. The phage-resistant cultures proved to be more unstable than the original sensitive strain. Maintenance of the cultures as frozen vegetative mycelium assured culture stability and reproducibility of the results. Strict aseptic precautions throughout the laboratories and fermentation areas did not eliminate the danger of phage infection; effective control was obtained only with the introduction of resistant strains. S. mediterranei phages proved to be highly specific for calcium as an adsorption cofactor; addition of calcium-sequestering agents to sensitive mycelium completely prevented its lysis by the phage. The resistant strains developed were capable of adsorbing the phage and of releasing it without multiplication upon aging of the mycelium. No marked morphological, cultural, or biochemical differences were found among the various phage-resistant strains.
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