Query: NC_017186:3694 Amycolatopsis mediterranei S699 chromosome, complete genome Lineage: Amycolatopsis mediterranei; Amycolatopsis; Pseudonocardiaceae; Actinomycetales; Actinobacteria; Bacteria General Information: Amycolatopsis belongs to the actinomycete family Pseudonocardiaceae. Amycolatopsis mediterranei produces the antibiotic rifamycin, derivatives of which are used for curing tuberculosis and leprosy. Antibiotic producing bacterium.
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General Information: This strain (TN) was passaged through an armadillo in Tamil Nadu, India, and is the only strain of this species that has been successfully produced in quantities large enough for sequencing and biochemical analyses as the nine-banded armadillo was used as a surrogate host. Causative agent of human leprosy.