Streptomyces is the largest genus of Actinomycetota, and the type genus of the family Streptomycetaceae. Over 700 species of Streptomyces bacteria have been described. As with the other Actinomycetota, streptomycetes are gram-positive, and have very large genomes with high GC content. Found predominantly in soil and decaying vegetation, most streptomycetes produce spores, and are noted for their distinct "earthy" odor that results from production of a volatile metabolite, geosmin. Different strains of the same species may colonize very diverse environments.
Streptomyces griseus is a species of bacteria in the genus Streptomyces commonly found in soil. A few strains have been also reported from deep-sea sediments. It is a Gram-positive bacterium with high GC content. Along with most other streptomycetes, S. griseus strains are well known producers of antibiotics and other such commercially significant secondary metabolites. These strains are known to be producers of 32 different structural types of bioactive compounds. Streptomycin, the first antibiotic ever reported from a bacterium, comes from strains of S. griseus. Recently, the whole genome sequence of one of its strains had been completed.
Streptomyces armeniacus is a bacterium species from the genus Streptomyces which has isolated from soil. Streptomyces armeniacus produces streptopyrrole.
Streptomyces aureoverticillatus is a bacterium species from the genus of Streptomyces which has been isolated from soil. Streptomyces aureoverticillatus produces Aureoverticillactam.
Streptomyces blastmyceticus is a bacterium species from the genus of Streptomyces which has been isolated from soil in the Chichibu District in Japan. Streptomyces blastmyceticus produces blastmycin.
Streptomyces castelarensis is a bacterium species from the genus of Streptomyces which has been isolated from dust in Castelar in Argentina. Streptomyces castelarensis produces camphomycin.
Streptomyces cellulolyticus is a cellulolytic bacterium species from the genus of Streptomyces.
Streptomyces filamentosus is a bacterium species from the genus of Streptomyces which has been isolated from soil. Streptomyces filamentosus produces caryomycin. Streptomyces filamentosus also produces the novel cyclic lipopeptide antibiotic daptomycin.
Streptomyces hainanensis is a bacterium species from the genus of Streptomyces which has been isolated from soil in from the island Hainan in China.
Streptomyces hypolithicus is a filamentous bacterium species from the genus of Streptomyces which has been isolated from soil from Miers Valley in the McMurdo Dry Valleys in Eastern Antarctica.
Streptomyces longisporus is a bacterium species from the genus of Streptomyces which has been isolated from soil.
Streptomyces morookaensis is a bacterium species from the genus of Streptomyces which has been isolated from soil. Streptomyces morookaense produces 8-azaguanine and blasticidin S.
Streptomyces pseudoechinosporeus is a bacterium species from the genus of Streptomyces which has been isolated from sandy desert soil. Microellobosporia grisea was transferred to Streptomyces pseudoechinosporeus.
Streptomyces purpureus is a bacterium species from the genus of Streptomyces which has been isolated from soil. Streptomyces purpureus produces chloramphenicol, bottromycin and fradicin.
Streptomyces purpurogeneiscleroticus is a bacterium species from the genus of Streptomyces which has been isolated from soil.
Streptomyces thermoalcalitolerans is a bacterium species from the genus of Streptomyces which has been isolated from garden soil in Yogyakarta on Indonesia.
Streptomyces thermogriseus is a thermophilic bacterium species from the genus of Streptomyces which has been isolated from a hot spring in Eryuan in the Yunnan Province in China.
Streptomyces vietnamensis is a bacterium species from the genus of Streptomyces which has been isolated from forest soil in Vietnam.
Streptomyces violaceolatus is a bacterium species from the genus of Streptomyces.
Streptomyces altiplanensis is an alkalitolerant bacterium species from the genus of Streptomyces which has been isolated from soil from Salar del Huasco in the Atacama Desert.
