Query: NC_013595:7716759 Streptosporangium roseum DSM 43021, complete genome
Lineage: Streptosporangium roseum; Streptosporangium; Streptosporangiaceae; Actinomycetales; Actinobacteria; Bacteria
General Information: Isolation: Vegetable garden soil; Temp: Mesophile; Temp: 28C; Habitat: Soil. This organism is a common soil bacterium. An aerobic Gram-positive bacterium isolated from vegetable garden soil in 1955.
Subject: NC_009142:4571889 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.