Streptomyces lincolnensis
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''Streptomyces lincolnensis'' is a bacterium species in the type genus '' Streptomyces''. ''S. lincolnensis'' produces the antibacterial
lincomycin Lincomycin is a lincosamide antibiotic that comes from the actinomycete '' Streptomyces lincolnensis''. A related compound, clindamycin, is derived from lincomycin by using thionyl chloride to replace the 7-hydroxy group with a chlorine atom wit ...
. It also produces
valienol Valienol (streptol) is a C-7 cyclitol similar in structure to valienamine Valienamine is a C-7 aminocyclitol found as a substructure of pseudooligosaccharides such as the antidiabetic drug acarbose and the antibiotic validamycin. It can be fo ...
, a C-7 cyclitol similar in structure to valienamine. The name of the species is derived from Lincoln, Nebraska.


See also

* List of ''Streptomyces'' species


References


External links


Type strain of ''Streptomyces lincolnensis'' at Bac''Dive'' - the Bacterial Diversity Metadatabase
lincolnensis Bacteria described in 1963 {{Streptomyces-stub