''Streptomyces puniceus'' 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 soil.
[ ''Streptomyces puniceus'' produces vinactane and viomycin (]viomycin A
Viomycin is a member of the tuberactinomycin family, a group of nonribosomal peptide antibiotics exhibiting anti-tuberculosis activity. The tuberactinomycin family is an essential component in the drug cocktail currently used to fight infection ...
, viomycin B
Viomycin is a member of the tuberactinomycin family, a group of nonribosomal peptide antibiotics exhibiting anti-tuberculosis activity. The tuberactinomycin family is an essential component in the drug cocktail currently used to fight infection ...
and viomycin C
Viomycin is a member of the tuberactinomycin family, a group of nonribosomal peptide antibiotics exhibiting anti-tuberculosis activity. The tuberactinomycin family is an essential component in the drug cocktail currently used to fight infection ...
).
See also
* List of Streptomyces species
The following is a list of ''Streptomyces'' species, organized alphabetically by species name. Names that have not been validated according to the Bacteriological Code are enclosed in "quotes".
, there are 679 valid species of ''Streptomyces'' a ...
References
Further reading
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External links
Type strain of ''Streptomyces puniceus'' at Bac''Dive'' - the Bacterial Diversity Metadatabase
puniceus
Bacteria described in 1951
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