Identification and Characterization of the Althiomycin Biosynthetic Gene Cluster in Myxococcus xanthus DK897

Althiomycin biosynthetic gene cluster: The potent broad-spectrum antibiotic althiomycin is a product of a nonribosomal peptide/polyketide assembly line. The biosynthetic gene cluster from the natural producer Myxococcus xanthus DK897 was identified and characterized.