Multiple choice

Vancomycin is a glycopeptide antibiotic used to treat several bacterial infections. Which of the following organisms makes vancomycin?

  1. Bacillus brevis

  2. Streptomyces aureofaciens

  3. Amycolatopsis orientalis

  4. Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans

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C Correct answer
Explanation

Vancomycin is made by Amycolatopsis orientalis. Amycolatopsis is a genus of high GC-content bacteria.