Query: NC_017093:6461486 Actinoplanes missouriensis 431, complete genome
Lineage: Actinoplanes missouriensis; Actinoplanes; Micromonosporaceae; Actinomycetales; Actinobacteria; Bacteria
General Information: Produces xylose isomerase and glucose isomerase which are of use in the production of high fructose corn syrup. Aerobic, soil-inhabiting, filamentous Gram-positive bacterium that characteristically produces spores within a terminal sporangium.
Subject: NC_015957:2755709 Streptomyces violaceusniger Tu 4113 chromosome, complete genome
Lineage: Streptomyces violaceusniger; Streptomyces; Streptomycetaceae; Actinomycetales; Actinobacteria; Bacteria
General Information: Environment: Soil, Terrestrial; Temp: Mesophile. Streptomyces violaceusniger 16S rRNA gene clade form a gray aerial spore mass and a grayish-yellow substrate mycelium on oatmeal agar, and produce aerial hyphae that differentiate into spiral chains of rugose ornamented spores. The characteristic earthy smell of freshly plowed soil is actually attributed to the aromatic terpenoid geosmin produced by species of Streptomyces. There are currently 364 known species of this genus, many of which are the most important industrial producers of antibiotics and other secondary metabolites of antibacterial, antifungal, antiviral, and antitumor nature, as well as immunosuppressants, antihypercholesterolemics, etc. Streptomycetes are crucial in the soil environment because their diverse metabolism allows them to degrade the insoluble remains of other organisms, including recalcitrant compounds such as lignocelluloses and chitin.