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. 2020 Jul 21;69(8):1040–1048. doi: 10.1099/jmm.0.001232

Table 2.

Streptomyces spp. isolated from traditional medical plants, including source, type and location

Plant

Antibiotic

Location

Streptomyces

Reference

Arnica montana L.,

wolf’s bane

Cycloheximide, actiphenol, diketopiperazine

Mountain Nutrient-poor soil, Brazil

Streptomyces spp.,

strong antifungal

[64]

Paraboea sinensis

Vinaceuline

cyclodipeptides

Rocks and cliffs, Vietnam

Streptomyces sp. YIM 64018

[93]

Lychnophora ericoides Mart.

2,3-dihydro-2,2-dimethyl-4(1H)-quinazolinone,

nocardamine

Brazil

Effective against Trypanosoma cruzi

[64]

Achnatherum inebrians, Drunken Horse Grass

Whole extracts

Mountain Xinjiang, China

Streptomyces albus

effective against Aphis gossypii

[94]

Dracaena cochinchinensis Lour., Dragons blood

Actinomycin-D,

novel SPE-B11.8

Ninh Binh province, Vietnam

Streptomyces sp. HUST012,

effective against MRSA, MRSE, Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae

[95]

Vochysia divergens

Brevianamide F and cyclo-(l-Pro-l-Phe)

Brazil

wetlands Pantanal

Effective against MRSA

[96]

Heracleum souliei

Pluramycin

China

Streptomyces sp. Y3111

[31]

Staphylococcus epidermidis (MRSE), usually harmless skin commensal that can cause difficult-to-treat multi-resistant infections.