Streptomyces ambofaciens ATCC23877 is a soil bacterium industrially exploited for the production of the macrolide spiramycin which is used in human medicine as an antibacterial and anti-toxoplasmosis chemical. Its genome consists of a 8.3Mbp linear chromosome and a 89kb circular plasmid. The complete genome sequence reported here will enable us to investigate Streptomyces genome evolution and to discover new secondary metabolites with potential applications notably in human medicine. Copyright © 2015 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
Journal: Journal of biotechnology
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiotec.2015.09.020
Year: 2015