Streptomyces alboniger

Streptomyces alboniger is a bacterium species in the genus Streptomyces.

Streptomyces alboniger
Scientific classification
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Actinobacteria
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S. alboniger
Binomial name
Streptomyces alboniger
Porter et al. 1952[1]

S. alboniger produces puromycin, a type of antibiotic.[2]

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References

  1. A New Species of Streptomyces. C. W. Hesseltine, J. N. Porter, N. Deduck, Marie Hauck, N. Bohonos and J. H. Williams, Mycologia, Vol. 46, No. 1 (Jan. - Feb., 1954), pages 16-23 (abstract)
  2. L. Sankaran and Burton M. Pogell (1975-12-01). "Biosynthesis of Puromycin in Streptomyces alboniger: Regulation and Properties of O-Demethylpuromycin O-Methyltransferase". Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy. 8 (6): 721–732. doi:10.1128/aac.8.6.721. PMC 429454. PMID 1211926. Retrieved 2012-01-19.


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