Actinoplanes utahensis
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| Actinoplanes utahensis | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Bacteria |
| Kingdom: | Bacillati |
| Phylum: | Actinomycetota |
| Class: | Actinomycetia |
| Order: | Micromonosporales |
| Family: | Micromonosporaceae |
| Genus: | Actinoplanes |
| Species: | A. utahensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Actinoplanes utahensis Couch 1963 (Approved Lists 1980)[1] | |
| Type strain | |
| ATCC 14539 DSM 43147 IFO 13244 JCM 3122 NBRC 13244 NRRL B-16727 VKM Ac-674 | |
Actinoplanes utahensis is a species of bacteria and a source of the drug acarbose, an alpha-glucosidase inhibitor used in the treatment of diabetes mellitus.
A. utahensis are irregular in size and shape. They form sporangia which are 5 to 18 micrometers in diameter, and contain spores arranged in irregular coils. A. utahensis are motile by way of a number of flagella at one end.[2]