''Streptomyces puniceus'' 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.
[ ''Streptomyces puniceus'' produces vinactane and ]viomycin
Viomycin is a member of the tuberactinomycin family, a group of nonribosomal peptide antibiotics exhibiting anti-tuberculosis activity. The tuberactinomycin family is an essential component in the drug cocktail currently used to fight infections ...
( viomycin A, viomycin B and viomycin C).
See also
* List of Streptomyces species
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Organizations
* List College, an undergraduate division of the Jewish Theological Seminary of America
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References
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External links
Type strain of ''Streptomyces puniceus'' at Bac''Dive'' - the Bacterial Diversity Metadatabase
puniceus
Bacteria described in 1951
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