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Streptomyces inside-out: a new perspective on the bacteria that provide us with antibiotics

Many of the antibiotics used today are made by a group of bacteria called Streptomyces. Streptomycetes evolved about 450 million years ago as branched filamentous organisms adapted to the utilization of plant remains. They reproduce by sending up specialized aerial branches, which form spores. Aeria...

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Main Author: Chater, Keith F
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: The Royal Society 2006
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1609407/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16627293
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rstb.2005.1758
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