Kitasatospora aureofaciens
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Bacteria
Phylum: Actinomycetota
Class: Actinomycetia
Order: Streptomycetales
Family: Streptomycetaceae
Genus: Kitasatospora
Species:
K. aureofaciens
Binomial name
Kitasatospora aureofaciens
(Duggar 1948) Labeda et al. 2017
Synonyms
  • Kitasatospora psammotica (Virgilio and Hengeller 1960) Labeda et al. 2017
  • Streptomyces aureofaciens Duggar 1948 (Approved Lists 1980)
  • Streptomyces avellaneus Baldacci and Grein 1966 (Approved Lists 1980)
  • Streptomyces psammoticus Virgilio and Hengeller 1960 (Approved Lists 1980)

Kitasatospora aureofaciens is a species of Kitasatospora, and the source of many tetracycline antibiotics.[1] The organism was first isolated at Sanborn Field on the University of Missouri campus in Columbia, Missouri, US; the site became a National Historic Landmark.

References

  1. ↑ Darken, M; Berenson, H; Shirk, RJ; Sjolander, NO (January 1960). "Production of Tetracycline by Streptomyces aureofaciens in Synthetic Media". Appl Microbiol. 8 (1): 46–51. doi:10.1128/AM.8.1.46-51.1960. PMC 1057549. PMID 13814119.


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