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GENERAL INDEX 



Distribution of actinomycetes in 



air, 41 



animal tissues, 6, 44 



foodstuffs, 42 



fresh waters, 38, 40 



geologic formations, 45 



manures and com])osts, 10, 40 



plants, 43 



sea water and marine sediments, 37 



soil, 9, 12, 30-32, 34-36 

 Drying, influence on actinomycetes, 135 



Enolase production by Slreplounjces coelicolor, 189 

 Enzyme systems of Nocardia corallina, 189, 192 

 Enzymes, extracellular and endocellular, 183 

 Erythromycin, 238 

 Esterase, 189 



Ethanol dehydrogenase production by Strepto- 

 iuyces coelicolor, 189 



Fermentation 



of glucose, 149, 150, 157 

 by Streptomyces griseus 

 carbon balance, 151 

 nitrogen balance, 154 

 F -forms, 101 



Flavoprotein production, 193 

 Foodstuffs, actinomycetes in, 42 

 Fungi, relation to actinomycetes, 1, 13, 53, 71 



Generic interaction in Streptomyces, 110 

 Grisein production, 142, 145, 195 

 Growth 



as affected by salt concentrations, 146, 147 

 -promoting effects on 

 animals, 195, 196 

 bacteria, 196 

 in soil, as affected by rye straw and dried blood, 



246, 247 

 of various genera 

 Actinoplanes , 62 

 Micromonospora, 61 

 Nocardia, 48 



Sireptomyces, 50, 51, 54, 55, 58, 59, 138-145 

 Streptospornndiniii , 63 

 Glucose utilization, effect on 

 acidity, 132 

 streptomycin production, 133 



Hemicellulose decomposition, 155, 244, 246 

 Hemolysin production, 181 

 Heterokaryosis in Slrcplomiices, 110 112 

 Humvis, formation and ({(M'oniposit ion, 247, 248 

 Hvdroactinochromes, 201 



Identification of species 



morphological properties in, 18 



physiological and cultural properties in, 19 



teclnii([ues, 17, 22 

 Invert ase production, 185, 188 

 Irradiation, effect on 



mutations, 107 



vitamin B12 production, 194 

 Isolation techniques, 17 



Keratin decomj)osition, 153 

 Keratinase jn-oduction, 185 



Lab production, 185 

 Laccase, 189 

 Laminarinase, 188 



Leucocyte-stimulating factor produced by Strepto- 

 myces griseus, 193 

 Life cycle 



Actinomyces bovis, 87 



^Ticromonospora , 94 



Nocardia, 89, 90, 91 



Streptomyces, 75 

 Light, influence, 136 

 Limestone precipitation, 156 

 Lipase, 189 



Lipoactinochromes, 202 



Luminescence, relation to antibiotic activity, 206 

 Lysis of Streptomyces fradiae, as affected by 



calcium, 145 

 Lysozyme 



action on cell walls, 159, 160, 170, 172, 173 



enzymatic properties, 183 



Macrolides, 238 



Magnamycin, 238 



Mangel scab, 275 



Mannosidostreptomycin, hydrolysis by amylase, 

 187 



Mannosidostreptoniycinase, 187 



Media for growth of actinomycetes, 18 



Melanin, 203 



Mesophilic organisms, 134 



Metabolic processes of Streptomyces, phases, 116 



Metabolic reactions, role of metallic elements, 

 146, 147 



Metabolism 

 of aerobic actinomycetes, 129, 130 

 of anaerobic actinomycetes, 131, 149 

 carbohydrate, by Streptomyces, 148, 149 

 fatty acids, by Nocardia opaca, 152, 153 

 historical stiulies, 114 

 role of antil)iotic biosynthesis in, 241, 242 



Met h\ inycin, 23S 



Mineral re([uirements of Streptomyces griseus, 138 



