Streptomyces rimosus

Streptomyces rimosus is a bacterium species in the genus Streptomyces.
It was isolated from a soil sample in 1950 by A. C. Finlay et al., who isolated terramycin, later called oxytetracycline, from it.

Uses

The antibiotics oxytetracycline and tetracycline are produced in cultures of S. rimosus. Paromomycin has also been isolated from cultures of S. rimosus.

Polyketide synthesis

Streptomyces rimosuss oxytetracycline polyketide synthase acyl carrier protein differs from most ACPs by having a C-terminus extension.