Streptomyces | Streptomyces peucetius | Streptomyces pentaticus | Streptomyces nodosus | Streptomyces hygroscopicus |
It was isolated by chemists at the Upjohn company in 1955 from the mycelium and culture filtrates of a previously unknown actinomycete, Streptomyces filipinensis, that was discovered in a soil sample collected in the Philippine Islands.