Actinoplanes is a genus in the family Micromonosporaceae. They have aerial mycelia and spherical, motile spores. Actinoplanes species produce the pharmaceutically important compounds valienamine (a precursor to the antidiabetic drug acarbose and to the antibiotic validamycin), teicoplanin, and ramoplanin.
Species
Actinoplanes comprises the following species:
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