''Streptomyces somaliensis'' is a
protelytic 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-positiv ...
'' which has been isolated from a mycetoma from the foot of a man in
Somalia.
[ ''Streptomyces somaliensis'' is a ]human pathogen A human pathogen is a pathogen (microbe or microorganism such as a virus, bacterium, prion, or fungus) that causes disease in humans.
The human physiological defense against common pathogens (such as '' Pneumocystis'') is mainly the responsibilit ...
and can cause actinomycosis
Actinomycosis is a rare infectious bacterial disease caused by '' Actinomyces'' species. The name refers to ray-like appearance of the organisms in the granules. About 70% of infections are due to either '' Actinomyces israelii'' or '' A. gerencse ...
.
See also
* List of ''Streptomyces'' species
References
Further reading
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External links
Type strain of ''Streptomyces somaliensis'' at Bac''Dive'' - the Bacterial Diversity Metadatabase
somaliensis
Bacteria described in 1948
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