Amycolatopsis orientalis

Amycolatopsis orientalis
Scientific classification
Domain: Bacteria
Kingdom: Bacillati
Phylum: Actinomycetota
Class: Actinomycetia
Order: Pseudonocardiales
Family: Pseudonocardiaceae
Genus: Amycolatopsis
Species:
A. orientalis
Binomial name
Amycolatopsis orientalis
(Pittenger and Brigham 1956) Lechevalier et al. 1986
Type strain
ATCC 19795
CIP 107113
DSM 40040
IFO 12806
ISP 5040
JCM 4235
JCM 4600
NBRC 12806
NRRL 2450
UNIQEM 181
VKM Ac-866
Synonyms
  • Nocardia orientalis (Pittenger and Brigham 1956) Pridham and Lyons 1969 (Approved Lists 1980)
  • "Streptomyces orientalis" Pittenger and Brigham 1956

Amycolatopsis orientalis (previously known as Streptomyces orientalis) is a Gram-positive bacterium in the phylum Actinomycetota. It produces several substances with antimicrobial properties, including the antibiotic drug vancomycin.