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Streptomycetaceae is a family of the class Actinomycetota, making up the monotypic order Streptomycetales. It includes the important genus Streptomyces. This was the original source of many antibiotics, namely streptomycin, the first antibiotic against tuberculosis.
- Streptomycetaceae, Waksman and Henrici 1943 (Approved Lists 1980)
- Actinomycetia
- Streptomycetales, Cavalier-Smith 2002
- Actinomycetota
Streptomyces is the largest genus of Actinomycetota, and the type genus of the family Streptomycetaceae. Over 700 species of Streptomyces bacteria have been described. As with the other Actinomycetota, streptomycetes are gram-positive, and have very large genomes with high GC content.
- Streptomyces, Waksman and Henrici 1943 (Approved Lists 1980)
- Streptomycetaceae
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Jan 1, 2017 · The family Streptomycetaceae was originally proposed by Waksman and Henrici (1943) and contained at that time only two genera: the genus Streptomyces and the genus Micromonospora. Streptomyces was described as “Streptomycetaceae,” forming spores in chains on aerial hyphae. Spores are apparantly endogeneous in origin, formed by a segregation ...
- Peter Kämpfer
Streptomyces, genus of filamentous bacteria of the family Streptomycetaceae (order Actinomycetales) that includes more than 500 species occurring in soil and water. Many species are important in the decomposition of organic matter in soil, contributing in part to the earthy odour of soil and decaying leaves and to the fertility of soil.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Streptomyces is the largest genus of the Actinomycetota and is the type genus of the family Streptomycetaceae. These are Gram-positive bacteria with high GC content and are characterised by a complex secondary metabolism. They produce over two-thirds of the clinically useful antibiotics of natural origin.
- S. griseus
- Streptomycetaceae
Jan 1, 2014 · The family Streptomycetaceae comprises the genera Streptomyces, Kitasatospora, and Streptacidiphilus that are very difficult to differentiate both with genotypic and phenotypic characteristics. A separate generic status for Kitasatospora and Streptacidiphilus is...
Streptomycetes are filamentous bacteria that belong to the phylum of actinobacteria.
