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Actinomyces

Streptomyces bacteria
Streptomycetes (genus Streptomyces) are soil bacteria essential to the decomposition of organic matter. Highly prolific synthesizers of antibiotics, they supply over half of the world's current varieties, including important cancer-fighting drugs such as Actinomycin-D and Bleomycin.


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