Mechanism of resistance to thiostrepton in the producing-organism Streptomyces azureus
Author:
- Eric CundliffeECEric Cundliffe
- 1 April 1978
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Springer Nature in Nature
- Vol. 272 (5656) , 792-795
Abstract
An antibiotic-producing organism, Streptomyces azureus, defends itself against its own toxic product by methylating the RNA of its ribosomes.Keywords
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