Streptomycetaceae
| Streptomycetaceae | |
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| Slide culture of a Streptomyces species | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Bacteria |
| Kingdom: | Bacillati |
| Phylum: | Actinomycetota |
| Class: | Actinomycetia |
| Order: | Streptomycetales Cavalier-Smith 2002 |
| Family: | Streptomycetaceae Waksman and Henrici 1943 (Approved Lists 1980) |
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Streptomycetaceae is a family of the order Streptomycetales. It includes the important genus Streptomyces. This was the original source of many antibiotics, namely streptomycin, the first antibiotic against tuberculosis.