Culpin, a novel hydroquinone antibiotic of fungal origin.

Culpin, 1, is a novel antibiotic found during the course of screening for new antifungal agents.It is produced by a species of Preussia isolated from a soil sample collected in Culpeper, Virginia.In this note, wedescribe the taxonomyof the producing organism and the production, isolation, physicochemical properties and structure elucidation of this novel antibiotic.The producing organism is a saprophytic, coprophilous ascomycete that readily produces