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GENERAL INDEX 



Matamycin, 180, 242 

 Media 



composition of, 02, 328-334 



standard, 80 

 Mediocidin, 242 

 Melanin 



formation, 71, 333 



-negative species, 111, 112 



-positive species, 112 

 Mesophilic streptomycetes, 111, 112 

 Metabolism of Streptomyces griseus, 139, 140 

 Microbial species, concept of, 2-4 

 Micromonosporin, 296 

 Mikamycin, 245 

 Milk medium, 332 

 Miramycin, 244 

 Mitomycin, 185 

 Monilin, 325 

 Monomycin, 324 



Morphology of streptomycetes, 5, 7, 61, 62-69, 116 

 Mutants of Streptomyces griseus, 140-143 

 Mycomycin, 324 



Natural classification, 4 



Necrotin, 325 



Neomycin, 170, 212, 232, 266, 270 



Nil rati 1 reduction medium, 332 



Nitrogen sources, 74 



Nitrosporin, 248 



Nocardia, 21-60, 323 



acid -fast forms, 24, 27 



biochemical properties of, 26-28 



characterization of, 21-23 



classification of, 23-34 



colonies of, 24 



description of, 27-29, 34-60 



growth characteristics of, 24, 25 



morphology of, 21-23 



motility, 22 



multiplication of, 21 



serological properties, 29 

 Nocardorubin, 324 

 Nocardiosis, 21 

 Nomenclatural taxonomy, 4 

 Novobiocin, 216, 222, 249, 277 

 Nuclei, 4 

 Nucleocidin, 187 

 Nutrient agar, 330 

 Nystatin, 251 



( (atmeal agar, 332 

 ( Hivacein, 252 



( K\ tetracycline, 176, 223, 259, 267, 325 



Pathogenic actinomycetes, 29 

 I'eiit amycin, 257 



Peptone-beef extract agar, 330 



-beef-salt agar, 330 

 Phaeofacin, 325 

 Phagomycin, 223 

 Phthiomycin, 325 

 Physiological classification, 6 

 Picromycin, 206, 246 

 Pigments, nature of, 70, 71 

 Pimaricin, 325 

 Pleomycin, 325 

 Plotho's agar, 329 

 Pluramycin, 260, 325 

 Pneumocin, 325 

 Polyenes, 179, 19S 

 Potato glucose agar, 331 



-peptone-glycerol agar, 331 

 Potato 



plug, 332 



scab, 273, 275, 277 

 "Pox," 260 



Proactinomycin, 216, 248 

 Progesterone, 17li 



Proteolytic activities of Streptomyces, 73, 74 

 Puromycin, 171 

 Pyridomycin, 204, 324 



Racemomycin, 325 

 Raisnomycin, 233 

 Ramnacin, 265 

 Reducing properties, 74 

 Resistomycin, 266 

 Rhodocidin, 325 

 Rhodomycin, 194, 263 

 Rifomycin, 325 

 Rimocidin, 267 

 Ristocetin, 324 

 Roseocitrin, 269 

 Roseomycin, 268 

 Ruticin, 273 



Sabouraud's agar, 329 

 Sarkomycin, 205 

 Sclerotia formation, 69, 70 

 Sections, 9, 97, 98 



Rectus Hexiliilis, 97 



Retinae ul mi l-apertum, 97 



Spira, 97 



Monoverticillus, 97 



Mono verticillus -spira, 97 



Biverticillus, 97 



Biverticillus-spira, 97 

 Series concept , i) 

 Series of Streptomyces, 115-151 

 Serological reactions, 76, 77 

 Sistomycosin, 325 

 Soil-extract agar, 332 



