Query: NC_014643:1577021 Rothia dentocariosa ATCC 17931 chromosome, complete genome
Lineage: Rothia dentocariosa; Rothia; Micrococcaceae; Actinomycetales; Actinobacteria; Bacteria
General Information: Rothia dentocariosa is a pleomorphic, gram-positive, aerobic, coccoid- to rod-shaped bacterium that has been isolated from the oral cavity.
Subject: NC_009142:2565561 Saccharopolyspora erythraea NRRL 2338, complete genome
Lineage: Saccharopolyspora erythraea; Saccharopolyspora; Pseudonocardiaceae; Actinomycetales; Actinobacteria; Bacteria
General Information: Source of the antibiotic erythromycin. Saccharopolyspora erythraea is the soil bacterium that produces the industrially important antibiotic erythromycin A. Erythromycin is a clinically important and potent macrolide antibiotic. It is used to treat infections caused by several prokaryotic pathogens such as Streptococcus, Staphylococcus, Mycoplasma, Ureaplasma, Chlamydia and Legionella. Production of this antibiotic is lower than others in the same class, such as penicillin or cephalosporin, which has led to the development of a genetic system to attempt to enhance the production of erythromycin.