Streptomyces rimosus explained

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

Streptomyces rimosuss oxytetracycline polyketide synthase acyl carrier protein differs from most ACPs by having a C-terminus extension.^[1]

External links

• Type strain of Streptomyces rimosus at BacDive - the Bacterial Diversity Metadatabase

Notes and References

1. 1 . 74 . 2005 . 791–831 . . . 0066-4154 . White . Stephen W. . Zheng . Jie . Zhang . Yong-Mei . Rock . Charles O. . The Structural Biology of Type II Fatty Acid Biosynthesis . 10.1146/annurev.biochem.74.082803.133524 . 15952903 . (COR ORCID 0000-0001-8648-4189).