Studies on the productivity of antibiotic produced by Aspergilli which were lsolated from "Meju".

한국산 메주에서 분리된 Aspergilli의 항생물질 생산에 관한 연구

By cylinder-plate method was the antibiosis of 15 strains of Aspergilli examined, which were isolated from Korean "Meju" collected through all over South-Korea. The results are as follows; 1) Only two strains of Aspergilli (strain 1 and 9) sellected in screening test have antibiosis for the several gram positive and negative bacteria. 2) The activity of antibiotic produced by strain I was excellent, having been cultured at 25.deg.C in the Malt-infusion Czapek's medium of pH 3.5 to 7.5 for 6 days. 3) The activity of antibiotic produced by strain 9 was excellent, having been cultured at 25.deg.C in the Czapek's medium of pH 4.5 to 6.5 for 6 days. 4) When Aspergilli were cultured under optimum conditions which resulted, by experiments, the activity of antibiotic produced by Aspergilli was stronger than activity of 10.gamma./ml. streptomycin.eptomycin.