streptomyces nitrosporeus streptomyces nitrosporeus streptomyces nitrosporeus is a bacterium species from the genus of streptomyces which has been isolated from garden soil in japan. streptomyces nitrosporeus produces benzastatin e, benzastatin f, benzastatin g nitrosporeusine a and nitrosporeusine b and the antibiotics nitrosporin and virantomycin and the inhibitor of angiotensin-converting enzyme foroxymithine. streptomyces nitrosporeus can degrade cellulose. streptomyces nitrosporeus scientific classification domain: bacteria phylum: actinomycetota class: actinomycetia order: streptomycetales family: streptomycetaceae genus: streptomyces species: s. nitrosporeus binomial name streptomyces nitrosporeusokami 1952 type strain atcc 12769, atcc 19792, bcrc 13645, cbs 544.68, ccrc 13645, cgmcc 4.1973, dsm 40023, dsm 41158, eth 24344, eth 24415, hut-6032, ifo 12803, ifo 3362, imet 43842, imru 3728, isp 5023, jcm 4064, jcm 4598, kcc s-0064, kcc s-0598, kccm 12305, kccs-0064, kccs-0598, kctc 9761, nbrc 12803, nbrc 3362, ncib 971, ncim 2958, ncimb 9717, nihj 21, nrrl b-1316, nrrl-isp 5023, o-20, okamio-20, psa 206, ptcc1138, ria 1071, ria 501, ria 503, umezawa o-20, uniqem 178, vkm ac-1191, vkm ac-1202