The effect of space flight on the production of actinomycin D by Streptomyces plicatus

Journal of Industrial Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 299-302

  Lam, K S ^a   Gustavson, D R ^a   Pirnik, D L ^a   Pack, E ^a   Bulanhagui, C ^a   Mamber, S W ^a   Forenza, S ^a   Stodieck, L S ^b   Klaus, David M ^b  

^a BRISTOL MYERS SQUIBB   (United States)

^b UCB 450   (United States)

Author keywords

Actinomycin D; Microgravity; Space flight; Streptomyces plicatus; Weightlessness

Indexed keywords

DACTINOMYCIN;

ANTIBIOTIC BIOSYNTHESIS; ARTICLE; COLONY FORMING UNIT; MICROGRAVITY; NONHUMAN; SPACE FLIGHT; STREPTOMYCES; STREPTOMYCES PLICATUS; WEIGHTLESSNESS;

FLIGHT EXPERIMENT; MANNED; SHORT DURATION; STS-80 SHUTTLE PROJECT;

DACTINOMYCIN; SPACE FLIGHT; STREPTOMYCES; TIME FACTORS;

STREPTOMYCES; STREPTOMYCES PLICATUS;

EID: 0036950408     PISSN: 13675435     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.jim.7000312     Document Type: Article

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