Project name: Streptomyces collinus Tu 365

Description: Streptomyces collinus Tü 365 is the producer of the antibiotic kirromycin. Kirromycin targets bacterial translation elongation factor Tu (EF-Tu) a currently underexplored target for anti-microbial therapy. The complete genome was determined to study kirromycin production in cellular context.

Data type: genome sequencing

Sample scope: Monoisolate

Relevance: Industrial

Release date: 2013-08-06

Last updated: 2012-07-24