Streptomyces caespitosus

Streptomyces caespitosus
Scientific classification
Domain:	Bacteria
Phylum:	Actinomycetota
Class:	Actinomycetia
Order:	Streptomycetales
Family:	Streptomycetaceae
Genus:	Streptomyces
Species:	S. caespitosus
Binomial name
Streptomyces caespitosus Sugawara and Hata 1956[1]

Streptomyces caespitosus is a species of actinobacteria. It produces chemotherapeutic drug mitomycin C.

References

1. Sugawara R, Hata T (1956). ""Mitomycin, a new antibiotic from Streptomyces. II. Description of the strain". J. Antibiot. (Tokyo) Ser. A. 9 (4): 147–151. PMID 13385187.