''Streptomyces platensis'' 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.
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/ref> ''Streptomyces platensis'' produces oxytetracycline
Oxytetracycline is a broad-spectrum tetracycline antibiotic, the second of the group to be discovered.
Oxytetracycline works by interfering with the ability of bacteria to produce essential proteins. Without these proteins, the bacteria cannot g ...
, platensimycin
Platensimycin, a metabolite of '' Streptomyces platensis'', is an antibiotic, which act by blocking enzymes (β-ketoacyl-(acyl-carrier-protein (ACP)) synthase I/ II (FabF/B)).
History
Platensimycin was first isolated from a strain of ''Strepto ...
, migrastatin
Migrastatin is an organic compound which naturally occurs in the '' Streptomyces platensis'' bacteria. Migrastatin and several of its analogues (including Isomigrastatin) have shown to have potential in treating cancer, as it inhibits the metastas ...
, isomigrastatin
Isomigrastatin is an analogue of migrastatin, an organic compound that naturally occurs in the '' Streptomyces platensis'' bacteria. Isomigrastatin has shown promise as a drug in the treatment of cancer
Cancer is a group of diseases invol ...
, platencin, dorrigocin A, dorrigocin B and terramycine.
Further reading
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See also
* List of Streptomyces species
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References
External links
Type strain of ''Streptomyces platensis'' at Bac''Dive'' - the Bacterial Diversity Metadatabase
platensis
Bacteria described in 1956