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Background:
The ecological role of actinomycetes and their secondary metabolites is not yet completely understood. Hypothesis: Actinomycetes and Streptomyces sp. in particular, are non-obligate predators of bacteria in soil. Evidence: Ability to grow on live bacterial cells as a sole source of nutrients. Prey cell lysis accompanying growth. Circumstantial evidence for the involvement of antimicrobials along with enzymes.
Implications:
This finding may open up a new source of novel secondary metabolites from the genus.
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Kumbhar, C., Watve, M. Streptomyces sp. as predators of bacteria. Nat Prec (2007). https://doi.org/10.1038/npre.2007.1263.1
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/npre.2007.1263.1
