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In order to examine the physiology ofStreptomyces coelicolor when growing on solid media, we have employed a membrane overlay technique and used a new approach to extract substrate and product compounds from the agar. Comparisons made with liquid grown cultures indicate a change from non-growth associated productivity of actinorhodin in liquid culture, to growth associated production on agar plates. In contrast, the temporal control of methylenomycin production was virtually identical under both culture conditions. Considerable extracellular protein production was observed during growth on agar.
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Shahab, N., Kamaruddin, K., Platt, J. et al. Cell physiology and antibiotic production of Streptomyces coelicolor grown on solid medium. Biotechnol Lett 16, 1015–1020 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01022395
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