''Streptomyces virginiae'' is a bacterium species from the genus of ''
Streptomyces
''Streptomyces'' is the largest genus of Actinomycetota and the type genus of the family Streptomycetaceae. Over 500 species of ''Streptomyces'' bacteria have been described. As with the other Actinomycetota, streptomycetes are gram-positive, ...
'' which has been isolated from soil.
Deutsche Sammlung von Mikroorganismen und Zellkulturen
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/ref> ''Streptomyces virginiae'' produces actithiazic acid, virginiamycin
Virginiamycin is a streptogramin antibiotic similar to pristinamycin and quinupristin/dalfopristin. It is a combination of pristinamycin IIA (virginiamycin M1) and virginiamycin S1. Virginiamycin is used in the fuel ethanol
Ethanol (a ...
s and cycloserine
Cycloserine, sold under the brand name Seromycin, is a GABA transaminase inhibitor and an antibiotic, used to treat tuberculosis. Specifically it is used, along with other antituberculosis medications, for active drug resistant tuberculosis. It ...
.[ ''Streptomyces virginiae'' also produces ]monensin A
Monensin is a polyether antibiotic isolated from ''Streptomyces cinnamonensis''. It is widely used in ruminant animal feeds.
The structure of monensin was first described by Agtarap et al. in 1967, and was the first polyether antibiotic to have i ...
, monensin B
Monensin is a polyether antibiotic isolated from ''Streptomyces cinnamonensis''. It is widely used in ruminant animal feeds.
The structure of monensin was first described by Agtarap et al. in 1967, and was the first polyether antibiotic to have i ...
, monensin C, monensin D, actithiazic acid.
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See also
* List of Streptomyces species
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* List College, an undergraduate division of the Jewish Theological Seminary of America
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References
External links
Type strain of ''Streptomyces virginiae'' at Bac''Dive'' - the Bacterial Diversity Metadatabase
virginiae
Bacteria described in 1952
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