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Associations Of Actinomycetes With Algae
The review focuses on the behaviour of streptomycetes and a green
eukaryotic alga (Chlorella) in mixed cultures. Possibility of
establishing common lichen-like thalli is confirmed; favourable
cultural conditions are specified and distinctive properties of
resulting associations documented. Compatible partners could be chosen
by simple tests, developed to detect positive tropism of actinomycetes
towards algae, as well as to monitor changes in cosedimentation
patterns in mixtures of actinomycete and algal cells. Pairs displaying
reciprocal or one-sided antagonism were noncompatible; growth
stimulation was noted with effective combinations of partners. Natural
communities of algae and bacteria, with predominance of streptomycetes,
were found of some outcrops on carbonaceous rocks in temperate
climates. A bibliography on behaviour of mixed cultures of
actinomycetes with other organisms is included