Saccharopolyspora erythraea

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Saccharopolyspora erythraea

Saccharopolyspora erythraea is a species of actinomycete bacteria within the genus Saccharopolyspora.

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Saccharopolyspora erythraea
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Scientific classification
Domain: Bacteria
Kingdom: Bacillati
Phylum: Actinomycetota
Class: Actinomycetia
Order: Pseudonocardiales
Family: Pseudonocardiaceae
Genus: Saccharopolyspora
Species:
S. erythraea
Binomial name
Saccharopolyspora erythraea
(Waksman 1923) Labeda 1987
Synonyms[1]
  • "Actinomyces erythreus" Waksman 1923
  • Streptomyces erythraeus (Waksman 1923) Waksman and Henrici 1948 (Approved Lists 1980)
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Saccharopolyspora erythraea produces the macrolide antibiotic erythromycin.[2] Cytochrome P450 eryF (CYP107A1) originally from the bacterium is responsible for the biosynthesis of the antibiotic by C6-hydroxylation of the macrolide 6-deoxyerythronolide B.[3][4]

Small non-coding RNAs have been suggested to be involved in regulation of the secondary metabolite biosynthesis.[5]

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