Abstract:[Objective] To construct a 5-oxomilbemycin producing strain by knocking out milF gene in Streptomyces hygroscopicus HS023. [Methods]Plasmid pMSST-ΔmilF was constructed and introduced into milbemycin industrial strain Streptomyces hygroscopicus HS023,and milF mutant F2-18 was selected by PCR amplification.[Results]Fermentation experiments showed that no milbemycins was produced in F2-18,but 5-ketomilbemycin,the intermediate of milbemycin,was obviously accumulated,and the fermentation titer was enhanced.[Conclusion] Genetically engineered strain can simplify the synthesis of milbemycin oxime and lepimectin chemical from milbemycin.