| the prevalence and distribution of neurodegenerative compound-producing soil streptomyces spp. | recent work from our labs demonstrated that a metabolite(s) from the soil bacterium streptomyces venezuelae caused dopaminergic neurodegeneration in caenorhabditis elegans and human neuroblastoma cells. to evaluate the capacity for metabolite production by naturally occurring streptomycetes in alabama soils, streptomyces were isolated from soils under different land uses (agriculture, undeveloped, and urban). more isolates were obtained from agricultural than undeveloped soils; there was no sign ... | 2016 | 26936423 |