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Streptomyces  avermitilis = Streptomyces avermectinius MA-4680T  
Section: 8 No: 4
Lineage: Actinobacteria, Actinobacteria, Actinobacteridae, Actinomycetales, Streptomycineae, Streptomycetaceae
Contributor: Y. Takahashi & Y. Iwai

This strain produces a macrolide antibiotic, avermectin, which is used as an antihelmintic agent. Bar, 5 µm.

Secondary Metabolites:
 avermectin  

References:
The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2015

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