Actinoplanes utahensis

Actinoplanes utahensis
Scientific classification
Domain:	Bacteria
Phylum:	Actinomycetota
Class:	Actinomycetia
Order:	Micromonosporales
Family:	Micromonosporaceae
Genus:	Actinoplanes
Species:	A. utahensis
Binomial name
	Actinoplanes utahensis; Couch 1963 (Approved Lists 1980)
Type strain
	ATCC 14539; DSM 43147; IFO 13244; JCM 3122; NBRC 13244; NRRL B-16727; VKM Ac-674

Actinoplanes utahensis is a species of bacteria and a source of the drug acarbose, an alpha-glucosidase inhibitor used in the treatment of diabetes mellitus.

Description

A. utahensis are irregular in size and shape. They form sporangia which are 5 to 18 micrometers in diameter, and contain spores arranged in irregular coils. A. utahensis are motile by way of a number of flagella at one end.^[2]

History

A. utahensis was originally identified by John Couch from soils collected from Salt Lake City's Liberty Park as well as along U.S. Route 40 in Nevada.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b "Some New Genera and Species of the Actinoplanaceae". Journal of the Elisha Mitchell Scientific Society. 79: 69. May 1963. Retrieved 15 October 2017.
^ Vobis G, Schafer J, Kampfer P (14 September 2015). "Actinoplanes". In Whitman WB (ed.). Bergey's Manual of Systematics of Archaea and Bacteria. John Wiley & Sons. pp. 1–41. doi:10.1002/9781118960608.gbm00139. ISBN 9781118960608.

External links

Type strain of Actinoplanes utahensis at BacDive – the Bacterial Diversity Metadatabase

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[Couch-1] "Some New Genera and Species of the Actinoplanaceae". Journal of the Elisha Mitchell Scientific Society. 79: 69. May 1963. Retrieved 15 October 2017.

[Bergey-2] Vobis G, Schafer J, Kampfer P (14 September 2015). "Actinoplanes". In Whitman WB (ed.). Bergey's Manual of Systematics of Archaea and Bacteria. John Wiley & Sons. pp. 1–41. doi:10.1002/9781118960608.gbm00139. ISBN 9781118960608.

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