Streptomyces peucetius
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Bacteria |
| Phylum: | Actinomycetota |
| Class: | Actinomycetia |
| Order: | Streptomycetales |
| Family: | Streptomycetaceae |
| Genus: | Streptomyces |
| Species: | S. peucetius
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| Streptomyces peucetius | |
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Streptomyces peucetius var. caesius[2]
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Streptomyces peucetius is a bacterium species in the genus Streptomyces.
S. peucetius produces the anthracycline antitumor antibiotics daunorubicin and doxorubicin (also known as adriamycin).[3] Recent work has identified an antibacterial macrolide, peucemycin, with activity against growth of S. aureus, P. hauseri, and S. enterica.[4]
References
External links
- Streptomyces peucetius on www.uniprot.org
- Type strain of Streptomyces peucetius at BacDive - the Bacterial Diversity Metadatabase
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