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Amycolatopsis orientalis

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Kingdom
  
Bacteria

Family
  
Pseudonocardiaceae

Genus
  
Amycolatopsis

Order
  
Actinomycetales

Class
  
Actinobacteria

Phylum
  
Actinobacteria

Rank
  
Species

Similar
  
Amycolatopsis, Actinoplanes, Actinomycetales, Saccharopolyspora erythraea, Streptomyces rimosus

Amycolatopsis orientalis previously known as Streptomyces orientalis is a bacterium. It is considered an Actinobacterium species. Streptomyces orientalis are responsible for sore throat infections and wound infections in humans, and are also a significant cause of morbidity in goat populations.

It was the source from which the antibiotic vancomycin was isolated in 1953.

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Amycolatopsis orientalis Wikipedia