Actinomadura graeca sp. nov.: A novel producer of the macrocyclic antibiotic zelkovamycin

• Main Authors: Tarantini, Francesco Saverio, Brunati, Mara, Taravella, Anna, Carrano, Lucia, Parenti, Francesco, Hong, Kar Wai, Williams, Paul, Chan, Kok Gan, Heeb, Stephan, Chan, Weng C.
• Format: Article
• Published: Public Library of Science 2021
• Subjects: Q Science (General)
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/34390/

As part of a screening programme for antibiotic-producing bacteria, a novel Actinomadura species was discovered from a soil sample collected in Santorini, Greece. Preliminary 16S rRNA gene sequence comparisons highlighted Actinomadura macra as the most similar characterised species. However, whole-g...