Actinoplanes | |
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Actinoplanes utahensis on agar plate | |
Scientific classification
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Domain: | Bacteria |
Phylum: | Actinomycetota |
Class: | Actinomycetia |
Order: | Micromonosporales |
Family: | Micromonosporaceae |
Genus: |
Actinoplanes Couch 1950 (Approved Lists 1980) |
Type species | |
Actinoplanes philippinensis Couch 1950 (Approved Lists 1980)
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Species | |
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Synonyms | |
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Actinoplanes is a genus in the family Micromonosporaceae. [1] They have aerial mycelia and spherical, motile spores. Actinoplanes species produce the pharmaceutically important compounds valienamine (a precursor to the antidiabetic drug acarbose [2] and to the antibiotic validamycin), teicoplanin, and ramoplanin.
Actinoplanes comprises the following species: [3]
Actinoplanes | |
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Actinoplanes utahensis on agar plate | |
Scientific classification
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Domain: | Bacteria |
Phylum: | Actinomycetota |
Class: | Actinomycetia |
Order: | Micromonosporales |
Family: | Micromonosporaceae |
Genus: |
Actinoplanes Couch 1950 (Approved Lists 1980) |
Type species | |
Actinoplanes philippinensis Couch 1950 (Approved Lists 1980)
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Species | |
See text. | |
Synonyms | |
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Actinoplanes is a genus in the family Micromonosporaceae. [1] They have aerial mycelia and spherical, motile spores. Actinoplanes species produce the pharmaceutically important compounds valienamine (a precursor to the antidiabetic drug acarbose [2] and to the antibiotic validamycin), teicoplanin, and ramoplanin.
Actinoplanes comprises the following species: [3]