Streptomyces roseosporus

Streptomyces roseosporus is a species of actinobacteria. It produces the novel cyclic lipopeptide antibiotic daptomycin (US trade name: Cubicin).[1]

Streptomyces roseosporus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Bacteria
Phylum:
Actinobacteria
Class:
Actinobacteria
Order:
Actinomycetales
Family:
Streptomycetaceae
Genus:
Streptomyces
Species:
S. roseosporus
Binomial name
Streptomyces roseosporus

References
  1. Miao, V; Coëffet-Legal, MF; Brian, P; Brost, R; Penn, J; Whiting, A; Martin, S; Ford, R; Parr, I; Bouchard, M; Silva, CJ; Wrigley, SK; Baltz, RH (May 2005). "Daptomycin biosynthesis in Streptomyces roseosporus: cloning and analysis of the gene cluster and revision of peptide stereochemistry". Microbiology. 151 (Pt 5): 1507–23. doi:10.1099/mic.0.27757-0. PMID 15870461.

Further reading

Yu, Gianghai; Hu, Yuansen; Chen, Liang; Hui, Ming; Wang, Lei; Liu, Na; Yin, Yanli; Zhao, Jiang (March 2014). "Genome Shuffling of Streptomyces roseosporus for Improving Daptomycin Production". Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology. 172 (5): 2661–2669. doi:10.1007/s12010-013-0687-z.


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