Streptomyces achromogenes

Streptomyces achromogenes is a species of gram-positive bacterium that belongs in the genus Streptomyces. S. achromogenes can be grown at 28 °C^[1] in a medium of yeast and malt extract with glucose.^[2]

Streptomyces achromogenes
Scientific classification
Domain:	Bacteria
Kingdom:	Bacillati
Phylum:	Actinomycetota
Class:	Actinomycetes
Order:	Streptomycetales
Family:	Streptomycetaceae
Genus:	Streptomyces
Species:	S. achromogenes
Binomial name
Streptomyces achromogenes Okami and Umezawa 1953 (Approved Lists 1980)

Streptomyces achromogenes is the source of the restriction enzymes SacI and SacII,^[3] as well as the antibiotic compound sarcidin.^[4] A strain of the bacterium called S. achromogenes var. streptozoticus was the original source of the pancreatic cancer drug streptozotocin.^[5]