Streptomycetes are the main source for a huge repertoire of small molecules, which are in use as antibiotics, anti-fungals, antiparasitics, or as antitumor and immunosup-pressive drugs. As outlined in minireviews and original articles within this special issue, cloning, designed mutations , the comparisons of transcripts, proteomes and metabolites have provided considerable insights into the bi...

objective(s): the development of reliable and ecofriendly process for the synthesis of nano-metals is an important aspect in the field of nanotechnology. nano-metals are a special group of materials with broad area of applications. materials and methods: in this study, extracellular synthesis of silver nanoparticles (snps) performed by use of the gram positive soil streptomycetes. streptomycete...

A report summarizing the results of an international workshop on determination of color of streptomycetes is presented. The results suggest that the color systems which seem most practically appealing and effective to specialists on actinomycetes are those embracing a limited number of color names and groups. The broad groupings allow placement of isolates into reasonably well-defined categorie...