Streptomyces aureofaciens

Streptomyces aureofaciens is a species of Streptomyces, and the source of many tetracycline antibiotics.[1] The organism was first isolated at Sanborn Field on the University of Missouri campus in Columbia, Missouri, US; the site became a National Historic Landmark.

Streptomyces aureofaciens
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Bacteria
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S. aureofaciens
Binomial name
Streptomyces aureofaciens
Duggar, 1948 emend. Groth et al., 2003

References

  1. Darken, M; Berenson, H; Shirk, RJ; Sjolander, NO (January 1960). "Production of Tetracycline by Streptomyces aureofaciens in Synthetic Media". Appl Microbiol. 8 (1): 46–51. PMC 1057549. PMID 13814119.


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