Rifamycins (a subclass of the ansamycins) are produced by the bacterium Amycolatopsis Rifamycinica (originally named Streptomyces Mediterranei when it was first isolated in 1957) or synthesized
Rifamycins were originally named after the French crime story Rififi (which was favored the researchers who discovered these agents)
Members of Rifamycin Group
Rifamycins
Rifabutin
Rifalazil
Rifampin (Rifampicin) (see Rifampin, [[Rifampin]])