Streptomyces leeuwenhoekii strain:C34(2013) Genome sequencing and assembly. Streptomyces leeuwenhoekii strain:C34(2013)

Novel actinomycetes, notably streptomycetes, from extreme habitats are proving to be a potentially rich source of new bioactive natural products that can be developed as resources for healthcare. Streptomycetes account for about 40% of all known natural products and typically contain over twenty biosynthetic gene clusters that encode for known or predicted secondary metabolites. The Atacama Desert is the oldest and driest desert on Earth, having evolved over several million years of aridity and hyper-aridity. The present study was designed to establish the taxonomic status of Streptomyces strain C34T isolated from hyper-arid Atacama Desert soil, which produces chaxalactins and chaxamycins.