Synonyms: homomycin | totomycin
Compound class:
Natural product
Comment: Hygromycin A is an antibacterial compound, isolated from Streptomyces hygroscopicus and first identified in 1953. It has recently been shown to have selective activity against spirochaetes, including Borrelia burgdorferi a species that causes Lyme disease [2].
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Bioactivity Comments |
The MIC against B. burgdorferi is 0.12-0.25 μg/ml in vitro [2]. |