| The active ingredient, Streptomyces, is an actinomycete bacteria widely distributed in most soil types. |
| Selected strains of streptomyces bacteria and throchoderma fungi are stimulated by a natural catalyst called myconate. |
| Streptomyces rochei AK 39 was active against dermatophytes whereas yeasts and other molds were resistant. |
| In Streptomyces, myo-inositol is used in the synthesis of antibiotics, such as spectinomycin. |
| Trim and avid — a youngster, at sixty-seven — Galgisni is a partner in a company that is trying to ready a molecular byproduct of the bacteria streptomyces, called nikkomycin Z, for the marketplace. |
| Experts say the earthy smell is caused by geosmin, a chemical produced by a common bacterium, streptomyces coelicolor, found in most soils. |
