''Streptomyces bottropensis'' is a bacterium species from the genus ''
Streptomyces'' which has been isolated from soil.
Deutsche Sammlung von Mikroorganismen und Zellkulturen
The Leibniz Institute DSMZ - German Collection of Microorganisms and Cell Cultures GmbH (German: ''Leibniz-Institut DSMZ-Deutsche Sammlung von Mikroorganismen und Zellkulturen GmbH''), located in Braunschweig, is a research infrastructure in th ...
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/ref> ''Streptomyces bottropensis'' produces bottromycin
Bottromycin is a macrocyclic peptide with antibiotic activity. It was first discovered in 1957 as a natural product isolated from '' Streptomyces bottropensis''. It has been shown to inhibit methicillin-resistant ''Staphylococcus aureus'' (MRSA) ...
, dunaimycin and mensacarcin.[
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] ''Streptomyces bottropensis'' can metabolize (+)-carvone
Carvone is a member of a family of chemicals called terpenoids. Carvone is found naturally in many essential oils, but is most abundant in the oils from seeds of caraway (''Carum carvi''), spearmint (''Mentha spicata''), and dill.
Uses
Both c ...
to (+)- bottrospicatol.[
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See also
* List of ''Streptomyces'' species
References
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External links
Type strain of ''Streptomyces bottropensis'' at Bac''Dive'' - the Bacterial Diversity Metadatabase
bottropensis
Bacteria described in 1961
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