Micromonospora

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Micromonospora
Micromonospora spp. (red colonies).
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Micromonospora

Ørskov 1923
Type species
Micromonospora chalcea (Foulerton 1905) Ørskov 1923
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Micromonospora is a genus of bacteria of the family Micromonosporaceae. They are gram-positive, spore-forming, generally aerobic, and form a branched mycelium; they occur as saprotrophic forms in soil and water. Various species are sources of aminoglycoside antibiotics with spellings that end with -micin, such as gentamicin, unlike most other aminoglycoside names that end with -mycin (e.g. neomycin and streptomycin and are produced by Streptomyces spp.).

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References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u Parte, A.C. "Micromonospora". LPSN.