''Streptomyces halstedii'' 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 deeper soil layers.
[ ''Streptomyces halstedii'' produces magnamycin B, ]vicenistatin
Vicenistatin is a macrolactam antibiotic synthesized by '' Streptomyces halstedii'' HC34. It was originally isolated from this bacterium in 1993. It includes the unusual starter unit methylaspartate.
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Macrolide antibio ...
deltamycin A2, deltamycin A3, bafilomycin B1 and bafilomycin C1. ''Streptomyces halstedii'' also produces complex antifungal antibiotics like oligomycins
Oligomycins are macrolides created by '' Streptomyces'' that can be poisonous to other organisms.
Function
They have use as antibiotics.
Oligomycin A is an inhibitor of ATP synthase. In oxidative phosphorylation research, it is used to prevent ...
(oligomycin A, oligomycin B, oligomycin C) and the antibiotics anisomycin
Anisomycin, also known as flagecidin, is an antibiotic produced by '' Streptomyces griseolus'' which inhibits eukaryotic protein synthesis. Partial inhibition of DNA synthesis occurs at anisomycin concentrations that effect 95% inhibition of pro ...
and sinefungin.
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See also
* List of Streptomyces species
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People
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Organizations
* List College, an undergraduate division of the Jewish Theological Seminary of America
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References
External links
Type strain of ''Streptomyces halstedii'' at Bac''Dive'' - the Bacterial Diversity Metadatabase
halstedii
Bacteria described in 1948
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