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Streptomyces caespitosus

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Streptomyces caespitosus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Bacteria
Phylum: Actinomycetota
Class: Actinomycetia
Order: Streptomycetales
Family: Streptomycetaceae
Genus: Streptomyces
Species:
S. caespitosus
Binomial name
Streptomyces caespitosus
Sugawara and Hata 1956[1]

Streptomyces caespitosus is a species of actinobacteria. It produces chemotherapeutic drug mitomycin C.

References

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  1. ^ Sugawara R, Hata T (1956). ""Mitomycin, a new antibiotic from Streptomyces. II. Description of the strain". J. Antibiot. (Tokyo) Ser. A. 9 (4): 147–151. PMID 13385187.