“…The actinomycete flora of different soil groups has been studied in the authors' laboratory and it was reported that each group has its own characteristic actinomycete flora (18,19,20). Following the previous part, in which actinomycete flora in paddy soils was described from morphological, cultural and biochemical points of view (20), the description will be made on the basis of antibiotic production in the present paper.…”