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actinomycete
[ ak-tin-oh-mahy-seet, -mahy-seet, ak-tuh-noh- ]
noun
- any of several rod-shaped or filamentous, aerobic or anaerobic bacteria of the phylum Chlamydobacteriae, or in some classification schemes, the order Actinomycetales, certain species of which are pathogenic for humans and animals.
actinomycete
/ ˌæɪəʊɪˈː /
noun
- any bacterium of the group Actinomycetes, usually filamentous in form
actinomycete
/ ă′tə-ō-ī′ŧ′ /
- Any of various bacteria belonging to the phylum Actinobacteria that grow as branching filaments resembling fungal hyphae and are found in soil. The filaments often grow in colonies but sometimes break off into rod-shaped structures. Many species of actinomycetes produce important antibiotics such as streptomycin, while others are pathogenic in humans and other animals, especially for skin diseases. One species lives symbiotically in the roots of alders and conducts nitrogen fixation. Because of their resemblance to fungi, actinomycetes were once classified as fungi.
Other 51Թ Forms
- ·پo··oܲ adjective
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of actinomycete1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of actinomycete1
Example Sentences
Most of these compounds were isolated from cultivated representatives of only five bacterial groups: filamentous actinomycetes, Myxobacteria, Cyanobacteria, and members of the genera Pseudomonas and Bacillus.
The following pages detailed his experiments and his discovery of two strains of a gray-green actinomycete named Streptomyces griseus, Latin for gray.
This is the scent of good soil, created by the exhalations of actinomycetes, an abundant group of bacteria.
Several different types of actinomycetes found in much-easier-to-reach terrestrial soils are already used to produce antibiotics such as streptomycin.
Rich earth abounds with single cell organisms like bacteria, actinomycetes, fungi, protozoa, and rotifers.
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