Streptomyces achromogenes is a species of gram-positive bacterium that belongs in the genus Streptomyces. S. achromogenes can be grown at 28 °CJoachim M. Wink: Streptomyces achromogenes subsp. achromogenes in a medium of yeast and malt extract with glucose.DSMZ: 65. GYM STREPTOMYCES MEDIUM
Streptomyces achromogenes is the source of the restriction enzymes SacI and SacII, as well as the antibiotic compound sarcidin. A strain of the bacterium called S. achromogenes var. streptozoticus was the original source of the pancreatic cancer drug streptozotocin.
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External links Type strain of Streptomyces achromogenes at BacDive - the Bacterial Diversity Metadatabase