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Among 83 actinomycete strains isolated from lake sediments, about half were found to lyse cyanobacteria. One (S-9 strain), identified as Streptomyces phaeofaciens, grew well on lawns of living cyanobacteria and rapidly lysed the cyanobacterial cells. The amino acid, L-lysine, secreted by this isolate, was found to be one cause of lysis. Scanning electron microscopy of cyanobacterial cells incubated in the presence of L-lysine revealed that L-lysine caused severe damage to the cell wall.
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Yamamoto, Y., Kouchiwa, T., Hodoki, Y. et al. Distribution and identification of actinomycetes lysing cyanobacteria in a eutrophic lake. Journal of Applied Phycology 10, 391–397 (1998). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1008077414808
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