Streptomyces

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Streptomyces (order Actinomycetales) A genus of bacteria in which the spore-bearing mycelium is variously coloured. Many antibiotics are obtained from strains of Streptomyces: e.g. streptomycin, erythromycin, kanamycin, chloramphenicol, and tetracyclines. There are many species. They are mostly saprotrophic, and found in soils, for example. A few can be pathogenic (e.g. S. scabies causes common scab of potato).

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