Micromonospora echinospora

Micromonospora echinospora
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Bacteria
Phylum: Actinobacteria
Order: Actinomycetales
Family: Micromonosporaceae
Genus: Micromonospora
Ørskov 1923
Species: Echinospora

Micromonospora echinospora is a species of bacteria that is known for producing the enediyne antibiotic calicheamicins.[1]

References

  1. Lee, May D.; Manning, Joann K.; Williams, David R.; Kuck, Nydia A.; Testa, Raymond T.; Borders, Donald B. (1989). "Calichemicins, a novel family of antitumor antibiotics. 3. Isolation, purification and characterization of calichemicins β1Br, γ1Br, α2I, α3I, β1I, γ1I, and Δ1I". Journal of Antibiotics 42 (7): 1070–87. PMID 2753814.


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