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Genetically engineered Streptomyces viridosporus ATCC 14672 strains for the discovery of novel moenomycins.
Scientific reports - 10 Mar 2026
Ostash Bohdan, Makitrynskyy Roman, Fedchyshyn Mariana, Luzhetskyy Andriy, Walker Suzanne, Fedorenko Victor
Abstract excerpt
Streptomyces viridosporus (formerly ghanaensis) ATCC14672 is the best-studied producer of moenomycins, a family of phosphoglycolipid natural products directly inhibiting peptidoglycan glycosyltransferases. The uniqueness of moenomycins, in terms of structure and mode of action, and their extreme potency against several Gram-positive pathogens (including vancomycin- and methicillin-resistant cocci), are their...
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