Streptomyces roseosporus
| Streptomyces roseosporus | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Bacteria |
| Phylum: | Actinobacteria |
| Class: | Actinobacteria |
| Order: | Actinomycetales |
| Family: | Streptomycetaceae |
| Genus: | Streptomyces |
| Species: | S. roseosporus |
| Binomial name | |
| Streptomyces roseosporus | |
Streptomyces roseosporus is a species of actinobacteria. It produces the novel antibiotic daptomycin (US trade name: Cubicin).
References
Further Reading
Yu, Gianghai; Hu, Yuansen; Chen, Liang; Hui, Ming; Wang, Lei; Liu, Na; Yin, Yanli; Zhao, Jiang (March 2014). "Genome Shuffling of Streptomyces roseosporus for Improving Daptomycin Production". Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology 172 (5): 2661–2669. doi:10.1007/s12010-013-0687-z.