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. 1985 May;27(5):798–801. doi: 10.1128/aac.27.5.798

Relationship between butirosin biosynthesis and sporulation in Bacillus circulans.

D H Nam, D D Ryu
PMCID: PMC180154  PMID: 2409916

Abstract

The relationship between butirosin biosynthesis and certain biochemical characteristics related to sporulation in a strain of Bacillus circulans NRRL B-3313 was examined. The cellular content of dipicolinic acid increased while the amount of poly-beta-hydroxybutyrate decreased with changes in antibiotic productivity. Oligosporogenous mutants failed to synthesize the antibiotic and to degrade poly-beta-hydroxybutyrate. These observations suggest that spore formation may be related to antibiotic production in this strain of B. circulans.

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