Streptomyces rimosus

Streptomyces rimosus
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S. rimosus
Binomial name
Streptomyces rimosus
Subspecies

S. rimosus paromomycinus
S. rimosus rimosus

Streptomyces rimosus is a bacterium species in the genus Streptomyces.

Uses

The antibiotics oxytetracycline and tetracycline are produced in cultures of S. rimosus. Paromomycin has also been isolated from cultures of S. rimosus.

Polyketide synthesis

S. rimosus's oxytetracycline polyketide synthase acyl carrier protein differs from most ACPs by having a C-terminus extension.[1]

References

  1. White, Stephen W.; Zheng, Jie; Zhang, Yong-Mei; Rock, Charles O.; (ORCID 0000-0001-8648-4189) (2005). "The Structural Biology of Type II Fatty Acid Biosynthesis". Annual Review of Biochemistry. Annual Reviews. 74 (1): 791–831. doi:10.1146/annurev.biochem.74.082803.133524. ISSN 0066-4154. {{cite journal}}: External link in |author5= (help)


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