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Biotechnical Genetics of Antibiotic Biosynthesis

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Part of the book series: The Mycota ((MYCOTA,volume 2))

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Antibiotics are substances with low molecular weight which inhibit the growth of microorganisms at low concentrations. The term “low molecular weight substances” refers to molecules of at most a few thousand Dalton and does not include those complex proteins that also have antibacterial properties (Lancini and Parenti 1982). Antibiotics not only include antibacterial substances but also compounds with antifungal, antitumor, antiviral etc. activities.

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Brakhage, A.A., Caruso, M.L. (2004). Biotechnical Genetics of Antibiotic Biosynthesis. In: Kück, U. (eds) Genetics and Biotechnology. The Mycota, vol 2. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-07426-8_16

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