''Micromonospora lupini'' 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 ...
notable for producing antitumour
anthraquinone
Anthraquinone, also called anthracenedione or dioxoanthracene, is an aromatic organic compound with formula . Isomers include various quinone derivatives. The term anthraquinone however refers to the isomer, 9,10-anthraquinone (IUPAC: 9,10-dioxo ...
s:
lupinacidins A (1), B (2) and C.
Its genome has been sequenced.
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LPSNType strain of ''Micromonospora lupini'' at Bac''Dive'' - the Bacterial Diversity Metadatabase
Micromonosporaceae
Bacteria described in 2007
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