Streptomyces lincolnensis explained

Streptomyces lincolnensis is a bacterium species in the type genus Streptomyces.

S. lincolnensis produces the antibacterial lincomycin.^[1] It also produces valienol, a C-7 cyclitol similar in structure to valienamine.

The name of the species is derived from Lincoln, Nebraska.^[2]

See also

• List of Streptomyces species

External links

• Type strain of Streptomyces lincolnensis at BacDive - the Bacterial Diversity Metadatabase

Notes and References

1. Peschke . U. . Schmidt . H. . Zhang . H. Z. . Piepersberg . W. . Molecular characterization of the lincomycin-production gene cluster of Streptomyces lincolnensis 78-11 . Molecular Microbiology . 16 . 6 . 1137–1156 . 1995 . 8577249 . 10.1111/j.1365-2958.1995.tb02338.x. 45162659 .
2. Web site: The glucose effect on lincomycin production by Streptomyces lincolnensis var. lincolnensis DMS 40 355 on synthetic media (PDF Download Available). ResearchGate. en. 2017-08-25.