streptomyces leeuwenhoekii streptomyces leeuwenhoekii streptomyces leeuwenhoekii is a bacterium species from the genus of streptomyces which has been isolated from hyper-arid desert soil from salar de atacama in chile. streptomyces leeuwenhoekii produces chaxalactins and chaxamycins. streptomyces leeuwenhoekii scientific classification domain: bacteria phylum: actinomycetota class: actinomycetia order: streptomycetales family: streptomycetaceae genus: streptomyces species: s. leeuwenhoekii binomial name streptomyces leeuwenhoekiibusarakam et al. 2014 type strain atcc 51966, c34, ccm 4566, ccug 33426, cip 104632, dmmz 328, dsm 42122, dsm 44122, funke 328, gf 328, jcm 11946, lmg 19072, nrrl b-24963