Optimer Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

Chi-Jen Frank Du

Franklin W Okumu

Youe-Kong Shue

Jonathan James Duffield

Yuan-Ting Chen

Mei-Chiao Wu

Ming-His Chiou

Ming-Hsi Chiou

Methods, processes and materials for the production and recovery of Tiacumicins produced by culturing a microorganism belonging to the speciessubspecieshaving the ability to produce and accumulate one or more Tiacumicin in a nutrient medium comprising a carbon source, a nitrogen source, trace elements such as inorganic salts, and an adsorbent, wherein said nitrogen source comprises fish powder, and wherein said Tiacumicin is produced in a yield greater than about 50 mg/L broth.

Tiacumicin production

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Taipei, China

Chi-Jen Frank Du