Domain Bacteria Order Actinomycetales Genus Streptomyces Rank Species | Phylum Actinobacteria Family Streptomycetaceae Scientific name Streptomyces toxytricini | |
Similar Streptomyces, Streptomyces roseosporus, Streptomycetaceae, Streptomyces rimosus, Streptomyces hygroscopicus |
Streptomyces toxytricini is a Gram-positive bacterium belonging to the genus Streptomyces. It produces the pancreatic lipase inhibitor lipstatin, of which the antiobesity drug orlistat is a derivative.
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