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Summary
The power to inhibit the bio-luminescence of luminescent bacteria has been shown to be possessed by antibiotic agents other than those derived from fungi and actinomycetes. Amongst the antibiotic substances newly shown to have such activity are some obtained from bacteria as well as others which are derived from fungi, and still others which are pure chemicals. An antiluminescent-antibacterial ratio has been obtained for all of the substances tested and its significance is discussed.
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