The source bacterium for the antibiotic streptomycin, discovered as an alternative to penicillin for treating tuberculosis, is Streptomyces griseus
Streptomycin was the first aminoglycoside antibiotic to be discovered.
It was isolated from a species of bacteria called Streptomyces griseus.
This discovery was crucial because penicillin, the first antibiotic, was ineffective against tuberculosis and some other Gram-negative bacteria.
Streptomycin proved highly effective against tuberculosis and other bacterial infections.
