''Streptomyces griseoviridis'' is a

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species from the genus ''

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'', which was isolated from soil in

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, griseoviridin, bactobolin, prodigiosin R1, actinobolin, and rosophilin. ''Streptomyces griseoviridis'' can be used to protect plants since it inhibits the growth of

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pathogens.

References

External links

Type strain of ''Streptomyces griseoviridis'' at Bac''Dive'' – the Bacterial Diversity Metadatabase
griseoviridis Bacteria described in 1956 {{Streptomyces-stub

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