~Notes on Streptomyces from Encyclopedia Britannica~

-There are 500+ species

-They occur in soil and water

-Many are very important for decomposition in soil of organic compounds

-They give soil and decaying leaves their scent

-They make the soil more fertile

-Some create broad-spectrum antibiotics which can kill other microorganisms

-GRAM POSITIVE

-AEROBIC

-Form a threadlike net called "mycelium"

   ^Grows chains of spores when mature

-Strans are 0.5 - 1.0 µm in diameter

~Notes on Streptomycin from Wikipedia~

-Antibiotic drug produced by Streptomyces Griseus

-Isolated on Oct. 19, 1943 by Albert Schatz

-Treats numerous diseases

-First patient treated in 1947

-Helpful against Tuberculosis, Plague, infective endocarditis (type of heart disease), and in veternary medicine.

-Also works against bacteria, fungi, and algae as a pesticide for things like fruit trees

~Notes on Streptomyces Griseus and Streptomycin from various microbiologists that my dad knows~

-Biohazard level is 1

-Growth temperature is 26 degrees celsius

-Gram-Positive

-Aerobic

-Non-motile

-(Order, kingdom, etc) Bacteria > Actinobacteria > Actinobacteria > Actinomycetales > Streptomycinae > Streptomycetaceae > Streptomyces

-Produces anti-cancer drug streptocin

-"Actinomyces griseus" is a synonym for "Streptomyces griseus"

-Melting point is 54 degrees farenheit; twelve degrees celsius

-Streptomycin is an antibiotic drug, the first of the class of drugs called aminoglycosides to be discovered, and the first antibiotic remedy for tuberculosis

   ^Stops bacterial growth by damaging cell membranes and inhibiting protein synthesis

      -Doesn't harm humans since people have different ribosomes from bacteria

   ^May be given orally, but must be administered by intramuscular injection

       -Adverse effect is ototoxicity, can cause permanent hearing loss

-Isolated on Oct. 19, 1943 by Albert Schatz, graduate student in lab of Selman Abraham Waksman at Rutgers University

   ^Discovered many more such as actinomycin, clavacin, streptothricin, etc...

-Early production of drug dominated by Merck & Co. under George W. Merck

-Manages to cure things such as TB, plague, infective endocarditus, and used in veterinary medicine

-Can be used as pesticide

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