[Effect of carbon and nitrogen source additions on the development of a productive strain of P. nigricans Thom and on the level of adenylates in its mycelium].

Growth of the cultured strain og P. nigricans and dynamics of the adenylate levels in its mycelium on mineral media with 2 per cent of glucose were studied in relation to the means and time of addition of glucose, NaNO3 or their mixture to the medium. It was shown that the maximum yield of the mycelium could be obtained with addition of glucose once at the moment of inoculation. The mixture of glucose with NaNO3 provided even higher yields of the biomass but only with its fractional addition. Introduction of additional amounts of NaNO3 at the moment of inoculation and during the growth phase (5 days) inhibited the subsequent development of the culture providing stable levels of ATP and ADP, while introduction of NaNO3 on the 7th day stimulated the culture growth and the antibiotic yield. The use of NaNO3 in the mixture with glucose eliminated inhibition and increased the ratio of ATP to ADP and the antibiotic yield.