''Streptomyces ipomoeae'' is a bacterium species from the genus of ''
Streptomyces
''Streptomyces'', from στρεπτός (''streptós''), meaning "twisted", and μύκης (''múkés''), meaning "fungus", is the largest genus of Actinomycetota, and the type genus of the family Streptomycetaceae. Over 700 species of ''St ...
'' which has been isolated from rot from potatoes.
[ ''Streptomyces ipomoeae'' produces thaxtomin C and ipomycin. ''Streptomyces ipomoeae'' can cause soft rot disease on ]sweet potatoes
The sweet potato or sweetpotato (''Ipomoea batatas'') is a dicotyledonous plant in the morning glory family, Convolvulaceae. Its sizeable, starchy, sweet-tasting tuberous roots are used as a root vegetable, which is a staple food in parts of the ...
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See also
* List of Streptomyces species
References
External links
Type strain of ''Streptomyces ipomoeae'' at Bac''Dive'' - the Bacterial Diversity Metadatabase
ipomoeae
Bacteria described in 1948
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