Fusetani N, Ejima D, Matsunaga S, Hashimoto K, Itagaki K, Akagi Y, Taga N, Suzuki K
Experientia. 1987 Apr 15;43(4):464-5. doi: 10.1007/BF01940457.
Gram-positive bacteria isolated from deep-sea sediments of the Pacific basin showed considerable antibacterial activity. A Bacillus strain, isolated from a sediment sample collected at a depth of 4310 m, was shown to produce 3-amino-3-deoxy-D-glucose, a known antibiotic.