Micromonospora
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 Micromonospora spp. (red colonies).
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Micromonospora is a genus of bacteria of the family Micromonosporaceae. They are gram-positive, spore-forming, generally aerobic, and form a branched mycelium; they occur as saprotrophic forms in soil and water. Various species are sources of aminoglycoside antibiotics.
[edit] Species
- Micromonospora aurantiaca
- Micromonospora carbonacea
- Micromonospora chalcea
- Micromonospora chersina
- Micromonospora coerulea
- Micromonospora echinospora
- Micromonospora gallica
- Micromonospora halophytica
- Micromonospora inositola produces sisomicin.
- Micromonospora nigra
- Micromonospora olivasterospora
- Micromonospora pallida
- Micromonospora purpureochromogenes produces gentamicin, a useful antibiotic.
- Micromonospora rosaria
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