Streptomyces rimosus

Streptomyces rimosus is a bacterium species in the genus Streptomyces.

Streptomyces rimosus
Scientific classification
Domain:
Bacteria
Phylum:
Actinomycetota
Class:
Actinomycetia
Order:
Streptomycetales
Family:
Streptomycetaceae
Genus:
Streptomyces
Species:
S. rimosus
Binomial name
Streptomyces rimosus
Subspecies

S. rimosus paromomycinus
S. rimosus rimosus

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. (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. (COR ORCID 0000-0001-8648-4189).
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