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 bacterial 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. Caffrey, P.; Lynch, S.; Flood, E.; Finnan, S.; Oliynyk, M. (2001). "Amphotericin biosynthesis in Streptomyces nodosus: Deductions from analysis of polyketide synthase and late genes". Chemistry & Biology. 8 (7): 713–723. doi:10.1016/S1074-5521(01)00046-1. PMID 11451671.
  3. Uchida, T.; Imoto, M.; Watanabe, Y.; Miura, K.; Dobashi, T.; Matsuda, N.; Sawa, T.; Naganawa, H.; Hamada, M.; Takeuchi, T.; Umezawa, H. (1985). "Saquayamycins, new aquayamycin-group antibiotics". The Journal of antibiotics. 38 (9): 1171–1181. doi:10.7164/antibiotics.38.1171. PMID 3840796.


Further reading

Miyaoka, Rimi (May 2014). "In Situ Detection of Antibiotic Amphotericin B Produced in Streptomyces nodosus Using Raman Microspectroscopy". Marine. 12 (5): 2827–39. doi:10.3390/md12052827. Retrieved 11 November 2014. 

Pereia, Tanya (September 2008). "Community structure and antibiotic production of Streptomyces nodosus bioreactors cultured in liquid environments". Microbial Biotechnology. 1 (5): 373–381. doi:10.1111/j.1751-7915.2008.00032.x. Retrieved 11 November 2014. 


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