Streptomyces antibioticalis, a Novel Species from a Sanitary Landfill Soil.

A novel isolate belonging to the genus Streptomyces, strain SL-4(T), was isolated from soil sample collected from a sanitary landfill, New Delhi, India. The taxonomic status of this isolate was studied by polyphasic approach including morphological, physiological and chemo-taxonomic characterization. Spore chains of SL-4(T) were open loops, hooks or extended spirals of wide diameter (retinaculiperti).

Bioactive compounds from marine actinomycetes.

Actinomycetes are one of the most efficient groups of secondary metabolite producers and are very important from an industrial point of view. Among its various genera, Streptomyces, Saccharopolyspora, Amycolatopsis, Micromonospora and Actinoplanes are the major producers of commercially important biomolecules. Several species have been isolated and screened from the soil in the past decades.