Blasticidin, A New Anti-Phytopathogenic Fungal Substance. Part I

Abstract

A new antifungal substance, designated blasticidin by the authors, was isolated from the culture broth of a species of Streptomyces. This antibiotic is particularly effective against rice blast. In this paper a report is made on the taxonomic study of this strain, its cultural condition, the purification process and some properties of this antibiotic.