''Streptomyces viridochromogenes'' is a bacterium species in the genus ''
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, ...
''.
''S. viridochromogenes'' produces the natural herbicide
bialaphos
Bialaphos is a natural herbicide produced by the bacteria ''Streptomyces hygroscopicus'' and ''Streptomyces viridochromogenes''. Bialaphos is a protoxin and nontoxic as is. When it is metabolized by the plant, the glutamic acid analog glufosinate ...
and the antibiotic
streptazolin
Streptazolin is an antibiotic and antifungal substance isolated in 1981 from '' Streptomyces viridochromogenes''.
Because of its polymerisation tendency, it is not suitable for therapeutic use. 1,4- reduction of the conjugated diene gives dihydr ...
.
See also
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List of ''Streptomyces'' species
References
External links
Type strain of ''Streptomyces viridochromogenes'' at Bac''Dive'' - the Bacterial Diversity Metadatabase
viridochromogenes
Bacteria described in 1948
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