''Streptomyces tendae'' 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 in France.
Deutsche Sammlung von Mikroorganismen und Zellkulturen
The Leibniz Institute DSMZ - German Collection of Microorganisms and Cell Cultures GmbH (German: ''Leibniz-Institut DSMZ-Deutsche Sammlung von Mikroorganismen und Zellkulturen GmbH''), located in Braunschweig, is a research infrastructure in the ...
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/ref> ''Streptomyces tendae'' produces carbomycin, streptofactin, geosmin
Geosmin ( ) is an irregular sesquiterpenoid with a distinct earthy or musty odor, which most people can easily smell. The geosmin odor detection threshold in humans is very low, ranging from 0.006 to 0.01 micrograms per liter in water. Geosmin, a ...
, cervimycin A-D and nikkomycin
Nikkomycins are a group of antifungal medications. They work by interfering with the building of the fungal cell wall which results in the fungal cell breaking open. They were discovered in 1976. The specific agent nikkomycin Z has weak activity a ...
s.alpha amylase inhibitor
In molecular biology, alpha-amylase inhibitor (or α-...) is a protein family which inhibits mammalian alpha-amylases specifically, by forming a tight stoichiometric 1:1 complex with alpha-amylase. This family of inhibitors has no action on plan ...
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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
External links
Type strain of ''Streptomyces tendae'' at Bac''Dive'' - the Bacterial Diversity Metadatabase
tendae
Bacteria described in 1958
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