''Streptomyces nodosus'' is a bacterial species in the genus ''
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 ...
''.
Uses
''Streptomyces nodosus'' is used to produce
amphotericin B
Amphotericin B is an antifungal medication used for serious fungal infections and leishmaniasis. The fungal infections it is used to treat include mucormycosis, aspergillosis, blastomycosis, candidiasis, coccidioidomycosis, and cryptococ ...
.
Saquayamycins (
saquayamycins A,
B,
C and
D) are antibiotics of the
aquayamycin group found in ''S. nodosus'' cultures broth.
References
Further reading
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External links
Type strain of ''Streptomyces nodosus'' at Bac''Dive'' - the Bacterial Diversity Metadatabase
nodosus
Bacteria described in 1961
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