Selman A. Waksman
Rutgers University
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Selman A. Waksman is an academic researcher from Rutgers University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Streptomycin & Biology. The author has an hindex of 59, co-authored 329 publications. Previous affiliations of Selman A. Waksman include New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station.
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Streptomycin, a Substance Exhibiting Antibiotic Activity Against Gram-Positive and Gram-Negative Bacteria.∗†:
TL;DR: A new antibacterial substance, designated as streptomycin, was isolated from two strains of an actinomyces related to an organism described as Actinomycles griseus, which resembles streptothricin in its solubility in water, mode of isolation and concentration from culture medium, its selective activity against gram-negative bacteria, and its limited toxicity to animals.
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The Nomenclature and Classification of the Actinomycetes.
TL;DR: The code should be modified to permit generic names in wide usage based upon type cultures to have priority over names based merely upon morphologic descriptions, to avoid similar dilemmas in the future.
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Bacteriostatic and Bactericidal Substances Produced by a Soil Actinomyces.
TL;DR: Although Gram-negative bacteria are as a rule more resistant against the actinomycin than the Gram-positive forms, there is no sharp line of demarcation between the two groups and marked differences in sensitivity exist between the bacteria within each group.
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Streptomycin, a substance exhibiting antibiotic activity against gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria. 1944.
Abstract: The figure captions accompanying this article are incorrect. Figure 1 is a photo of Selman Waksman (left) shown with Sir Albert Fleming, who discovered penicillin. Figure 2 is a photo of Selman Waksman (right) shown with Albert Schatz. The two men were co-discoverers of streptomycin. We regret the error. CLINICAL ORTHOPAEDICS AND RELATED RESEARCH Number 441, p. 379 © 2005 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
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