''Actinoplanes capillaceus'' is a bacterium from the genus ''
Actinoplanes
''Actinoplanes'' is a genus in the family Micromonosporaceae. They have aerial mycelia and spherical, motile spores. ''Actinoplanes'' species produce the pharmaceutically important compounds valienamine (a precursor to the antidiabetic drug acarb ...
'' which has been isolated from soil in
Sayama,
Japan
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References
External links
Type strain of ''Actinoplanes capillaceus'' at Bac''Dive'' - the Bacterial Diversity Metadatabase
Micromonosporaceae
Bacteria described in 2001
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