Streptomyces are aerobic soil bacteria that produce over two-thirds of our antibiotics of natural origin.These antibiotics should also be effective in killing Streptomyces.

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Streptomyces produce antibiotics as a defense mechanism against other microorganisms in their environment, but they have developed resistance mechanisms to protect themselves from the very antibiotics they produce.

Streptomyces Are Aerobic Soil Bacteria That Produce Over Two-Thirds of Our