Micromonospora echinospora

Micromonospora echinospora is a species of bacteria that is known for producing the enediyne antibiotic calicheamicins.[1]

Micromonospora echinospora
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Ørskov 1923
Species:
Echinospora

References

  1. Lee, May D.; Manning, Joann K.; Williams, David R.; Kuck, Nydia A.; Testa, Raymond T.; Borders, Donald B. (1989). "Calichemicins, a novel family of antitumor antibiotics. 3. Isolation, purification and characterization of calichemicins β1Br, γ1Br, α2I, α3I, β1I, γ1I, and Δ1I". Journal of Antibiotics. 42 (7): 1070–87. doi:10.7164/antibiotics.42.1070. PMID 2753814.


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