Salinispora arenicola

Salinispora arenicola
Scientific classification
Domain: Bacteria
Phylum: Actinobacteria
Class: Actinobacteria
Subclass: Actinobacteridae
Order: Actinomycetales
Suborder: Micromonosporineae
Family: Micromonosporaceae
Genus: Salinispora
Species: S. arenicola
Binomial name
Salinispora arenicola
Maldonado et al. 2005

Salinispora arenicola is an obligate marine actinomycetes bacterium species. It produces salinosporamide, a potential anti-cancer agent.[1][2] The type strain is CNH-643T (= ATCC BAA-917T = DSM 44819T).

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References

  1. Fenical, W., P.R. Jensen, M.A. Palladino, K.S. Lam, G.K. Lloyd, and B.C. Potts. 2009. Discovery and development of the anticancer agent salinosporamide A (NPI-0052). Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry. 17: 2175-2180.
  2. Maldonado, L. A. (2005). "Salinispora arenicola gen. nov., sp. nov. and Salinispora tropica sp. nov., obligate marine actinomycetes belonging to the family Micromonosporaceae". International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology 55 (5): 1759–1766. doi:10.1099/ijs.0.63625-0. ISSN 1466-5026. PMID 16166663.

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