Actinoplanes is a genus in the family Micromonosporaceae.

[1] They have aerial mycelia and spherical, motile spores.

Actinoplanes species produce the pharmaceutically important compounds valienamine (a precursor to the antidiabetic drug acarbose[2] and to the antibiotic validamycin), teicoplanin, and ramoplanin.

Actinoplanes comprises the following species:[3]

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