Table 2.
Natural tetracycline antibiotics produced by Actinomycetes.
| Tetracycline Antibiotics | Producer Microorganism 1,2 |
|---|---|
| Tetracycline | S. aureofaciens; S. avellaneus; S. lusitanus; S.viridifaciens [38,39,74,75] |
| Chlortetracycline | S. lusitanus; S. aureofaciens; S. lividans3 [38,39,74,75,76,77] |
| Oxytetracycline | S. alboflavus; Streptomyces albofaciens; Streptomyces erumpens; S. griseus; S. platensis; S. rimosus subsp. rimosus; S. varsoviensis [38,39,74] |
| 6-demethyltetracycline | S. aureofaciens3 [77] |
1S. indicates the genus Streptomyces; 2 the numbers in square brackets indicate literature references 3 genetically modified strain.