Actinoplanes | |
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Actinoplanes utahensis on agar plate | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Bacteria |
Phylum: | Actinomycetota |
Class: | Actinomycetia |
Order: | Micromonosporales |
Family: | Micromonosporaceae |
Genus: | Actinoplanes Couch 1950 (Approved Lists 1980) |
Type species | |
Actinoplanes philippinensis Couch 1950 (Approved Lists 1980)
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Species | |
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Synonyms | |
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Actinoplanes is a genus in the family Micromonosporaceae.[1] They have aerial mycelia and spherical, motile spores. Actinoplanes species produce the pharmaceutically important compounds valienamine (a precursor to the antidiabetic drug acarbose[2] and to the antibiotic validamycin), teicoplanin, and ramoplanin.