Streptomyces avermitilis produces avermectin, oligomycin and a polyene antifungal. The latter two compounds account for the antifungal activity in the methanol extracts of the fermentation broth. Pure avermectin does not inhibit fungi or affect fungal chitin metabolism.
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Onishi et al. (1985) studied this question.