Micromonospora purpurea
| Micromonospora | |
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| Micromonospora spp. (red colonies). | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Bacteria |
| Phylum: | Actinobacteria |
| Order: | Actinomycetales |
| Family: | Micromonosporaceae |
| Genus: |
Micromonospora Ørskov 1923 |
| Type species | |
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Micromonospora chalcea (Foulerton 1905) Ørskov 1923 |
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| Species | |
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See text.
Micromonospora is a genus of bacteria of the family Micromonosporaceae. They are gram-positive, spore-forming, generally aerobic, and form a branched mycelium; they occur as saprotrophic forms in soil and water. Various species are sources of aminoglycoside antibiotics, which spellings often ends with -micin, unlike most other aminoglycoside names that end with -mycin to highlight the very different species from which they originate (e.g. neomycin and streptomycin, produced by Streptomyces spp.).
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