''Micromonospora citrea'' is an
endophytic
An endophyte is an endosymbiont, often a bacterium or fungus, that lives within a plant for at least part of its life cycle without causing apparent disease. Endophytes are ubiquitous and have been found in all species of plants studied to date; h ...
actinomycete
The Actinomycetales is an order of Actinomycetota. A member of the order is often called an actinomycete. Actinomycetales are generally gram-positive and anaerobic and have mycelia in a filamentous and branching growth pattern. Some actinomycete ...
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It produces
citreamicins, several types of antibacterial antibiotics.
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LPSNType strain of ''Micromonospora citrea'' at Bac''Dive'' - the Bacterial Diversity Metadatabase
Micromonosporaceae
Bacteria described in 2005
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