Antibiotic_Discovery_WGS_NRRL_11379
Antibiotic producing strain
<P><B><I>Streptomyces roseosporus</I> NRRL 11379</B>. <I>Streptomyces roseosporus</I> NRRL 11379 produces the antibiotic daptomycin which is effective against vancomycin- and methicillin-resistant <I>Staphylococcus aureus</I>. The genome sequence of this organism will provide more information on the production of daptomycin and other potentially useful antibiotic compounds.