Streptomyces nodosus

Streptomyces nodosus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Bacteria
Phylum: Actinobacteria
Class: Actinobacteria
Order: Actinomycetales
Family: Streptomycetaceae
Genus: Streptomyces
Species: S. nodosus
Binomial name
Streptomyces nodosus
Trejo 1961[1]
Subspecies

Streptomyces nodosus subsp. asukaensis

Streptomyces nodosus is a bacterium species in the genus Streptomyces.

Uses

Streptomyces nodosus is used to produce amphotericin B.[2]

Saquayamycins (saquayamycins A, B, C and D) are antibiotics of the aquayamycin group found in S. nodosus cultures broth.[3]

References

  1. ^ Streptomyces nodosus in taxonomy on www.uniprot.org
  2. ^ Amphotericin biosynthesis in Streptomyces nodosus: deductions from analysis of polyketide synthase and late genes. Caffrey P, Lynch S, Flood E, Finnan S and Oliynyk M, Chem Biol., 2001 Jul, 8(7), pages 713-723, PubMed
  3. ^ Saquayamycins, new aquayamycin-group antibiotics. Uchida T, Imoto M, Watanabe Y, Miura K, Dobashi T, Matsuda N, Sawa T, Naganawa H, Hamada M, Takeuchi T. J Antibiot (Tokyo). 1985 Sep;38(9), pages 1171-1181, PubMed