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. 1969 Oct 3;166(3901):122-3.
doi: 10.1126/science.166.3901.122.

Phosphonomycin, a new antibiotic produced by strains of streptomyces

D Hendlin, E O Stapley, M Jackson, H Wallick, A K Miller, F J Wolf, T W Miller, L Chaiet, F M Kahan, E L Foltz, H B Woodruff, J M Mata, S Hernandez, S Mochales

Phosphonomycin, a new antibiotic produced by strains of streptomyces

D Hendlin et al. Science. .

Abstract

Phosphonomycin is a newly discovered antibiotic produced by streptomycetes. It is effective, when administered by the oral route, to mice infected with Gram-positive or Gram-negative microorganisms. The antibiotic is bactericidal and inhibits cell-wall synthesis.

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