Abstract:
A novel anthracycline antibiotic complex, fragilomycin complex, is produced by the cultivation of a fermentation broth containing Streptosporangium fragilis Shearer sp. nov. ATCC 31519 microorganisms in an aqueous nutrient medium under submerged aerobic conditions. The fragilomycin complex and its major bioactive component, fragilomycin A, exhibit antibiotic activity.