Query: NC_015125:1668780 Microbacterium testaceum StLB037, complete genome
Lineage: Microbacterium testaceum; Microbacterium; Microbacteriaceae; Actinomycetales; Actinobacteria; Bacteria
General Information: Microbacterium testaceum has been cultured from plant tissue and does not cause disease. This organism is found in corn, sorghum and other agriculturally significant crops.
Subject: NC_009142:5579563 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.