Antibiotic thiostrepton genes identified

Thursday, March 26, 2009 - 11:42 in Biology & Nature

ATLANTA, March 26 (UPI) -- U.S. scientists say they've identified the genetic machinery responsible for synthesizing thiostrepton, a powerful antibiotic produced by certain bacteria.

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