Streptomyces antibioticus
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Streptomyces antibioticus (previously known as Actinomyces antibioticus) is a gram-positive bacterium discovered in 1941 by Nobel-prize-winner Selman Waksman and H. Boyd Woodruff.[1][2] Its name is derived from the Greek "strepto-" meaning "twisted", alluding to this genus' chain-like spore production,[3] and "antibioticus", referring to this species' extensive antibiotic production.[2] Upon its first characterization, it was noted that S. antibioticus produces a distinct soil odor.[2]
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Streptomyces antibioticus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Bacteria |
Phylum: | Actinomycetota |
Class: | Actinomycetia |
Order: | Streptomycetales |
Family: | Streptomycetaceae |
Genus: | Streptomyces |
Species: | S. antibioticus |
Binomial name | |
Streptomyces antibioticus (Waksman and Woodruff 1941) Waksman and Henrici 1948 (Approved Lists 1980) | |
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