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A novel antibiotic naphthalecin was purified and isolated from the cells of an anaerobic bacterium isolated from a soil sample. This antibiotic contained a naphthalene moiety, so named as naphthalecin, and showed antibacterial activity against gram positive species. The producing strain, an obligate anaerobe, was identified as a new species of the genus Sporotalea. Identification of the bacterium, cultivation, purification, structure determination, and antibacterial activity are shown.
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Ezaki, M., Muramatsu, H., Takase, S. et al. Naphthalecin, a Novel Antibiotic Produced by the Anaerobic Bacterium, Sporotalea colonica sp. nov.. J Antibiot 61, 207–212 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1038/ja.2008.30
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