Streptomyces venezuelae

Streptomyces venezuelae^[1][2] is a species of soil-dwelling^[3] Gram-positive bacterium of the genus Streptomyces.^[4] S. venezuelae is filamentous. In its spore-bearing stage, hyphae perfuse both above ground as aerial hyphae and in the soil substrate.^[4] Chloramphenicol, the first antibiotic to be manufactured synthetically on a large scale, was originally derived from S. venezuelae.^[3][5][6] Other secondary metabolites produced by S. venezuelae include jadomycin and pikromycin.

Streptomyces venezuelae
Scientific classification
Domain:	Bacteria
Kingdom:	Bacillati
Phylum:	Actinomycetota
Class:	Actinomycetes
Order:	Streptomycetales
Family:	Streptomycetaceae
Genus:	Streptomyces
Species:	S. venezuelae
Binomial name
Streptomyces venezuelae Ehrlich 1948

See also

• Chloramphenicol phosphotransferase-like protein family