Actinomycetes were isolated from 10 soil samples, three representing sediments or shoreline of a pulp mill effluent polluted marsh pond and the rest topsoil from Finnish coniferous woodland. After a preliminary screen, 32 isolates exhibiting antifungal, antibacterial or genotoxic activities were obtained. The high incidence of strains with genotoxic properties (12 in this screen) was an unexpected finding. The majority (14) of the 19 antifungal isolates produced antibiotics of polyene type.
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