Amycolatopsis
Amycolatopsis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Bacteria |
Phylum: | Actinobacteria |
Order: | Actinomycetales |
Family: | Pseudonocardiaceae |
Genus: | Amycolatopsis |
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Amycolatopsis is a genus of high GC-content bacteria within the family Pseudonocardiaceae.[3] These produce epoxyquinomicin C, a weak antibiotic and anti-inflammatory agent, and vancomycin, an antibiotic used for infections resistant to other antibiotics.
References
- ↑ Xing, Ke; Liu, Wei; Zhang, Yue-Ji; Bian, Guang-Kai; Zhang, Wen-Di; Tamura, Tomohiko; Lee, Jung-Sook; Qin, Sheng; Jiang, Ji-Hong (2013). "Amycolatopsis jiangsuensis sp. nov., a novel endophytic actinomycete isolated from a coastal plant in Jiangsu, China". Antonie van Leeuwenhoek 103 (2): 433–439. doi:10.1007/s10482-012-9823-y. PMID 23053697.
- ↑ Everest, Gareth J.; Roes-Hill, Marilize le; Omorogie, Clifford; Cheung, Shuk-Kwan; Cook, Andrew E.; Goodwin, Candice M.; Meyers, Paul R. (2013). "Amycolatopsis umgeniensis sp. nov., isolated from soil from the banks of the Umgeni River in South Africa". Antonie van Leeuwenhoek 103 (3): 673–681. doi:10.1007/s10482-012-9851-7. PMID 23180373.
- ↑ NCBI Taxonomy Browser
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