Salinispora tropica

Salinispora tropica is an obligate marine actinomycete bacterium species.^[1] It produces salinosporamide A and salinosporamide B, potential anti-cancer agents,^[2][3] as well as the polycyclic macrolides sporolide A and B.^[4]

Salinispora tropica
Scientific classification
Domain:	Bacteria
Kingdom:	Bacillati
Phylum:	Actinomycetota
Class:	Actinomycetes
Order:	Micromonosporales
Family:	Micromonosporaceae
Genus:	Salinispora
Species:	S. tropica
Binomial name
Salinispora tropica Maldonado et al. 2005[1]
Type strain
ATCC BAA-916 CNB-440 DSM 44818 JCM 13857

See also

• Salinispora arenicola
• Salinispora pacifica