“878”球孢链霉菌是1955年从武昌郊区棉田土壤中分离筛选出来的一种防治棉苗炭疽病,并有一定刺激作用的农用抗菌素。它具有防病保苗,壮苗早发,生产应用简便,对人畜无毒,使用安全等优点。最近几年,我们在各级党委的领导和兄弟单位的协作下,在湖北省荆州、孝感、襄阳、黄冈、宜昌、郧阳等地区,和江苏、上海等省市进 “878” Streptomyces sporogenes is a kind of agricultural antibiotic which is isolated and screened from the soil of Wuchang suburbs cotton in 1955 to prevent and cure anthracnose of cotton seedlings and has certain stimulating effect. It has anti-disease seedlings, seedlings early hair, production and application of simple, non-toxic to humans and animals, the use of safety and so on. In recent years, with the cooperation of the leaders of Party committees at all levels and the fraternal units, we have entered the provinces of Jingzhou, Xiaogan, Xiangyang, Huanggang, Yichang and Yunyang in Hubei Province, and other provinces and municipalities in Jiangsu and Shanghai