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actinomycete::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | true bacteria, eubacteria, eubacterium |
| Has types | streptomyces |
| Derivation | actinomycetal, actinomycetous |
Examples of actinomycete
actinomycete
The roots have nitrogen-fixing nodules that contain the soil actinomycete Frankia.
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Extremely common in soil, actinomycete bacteria are known to degrade a wide range of organic compounds.
From the sciencedaily.com
In the new study researchers studied actinomycete bacteria, known sources of clinical antibiotics and anticancer agents.
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It was first found near Pfizer laboratories in a soil sample yielding the soil actinomycete, Streptomyces rimosus by Finlay et al.
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The researchers subsequently cultured from the treated plots a new strain of Microbacterium, an actinomycete that uses sulfamethazine as a nitrogen and carbon source.
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The prion proteins that spread BSE in animal feed can be destroyed in 30 minutes by an enzyme extracted from actinomycete bacteria, say Japanese biochemists.
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- Any bacteria (some of which are pathogenic for humans and animals) belonging to the order Actinomycetales
- Actinobacteria are a group of Gram-positive bacteria with high G+C ratio. They can be terrestrial or aquatic.
- (Actinomycetes) Actinomycetales is an order of Actinobacteria. They are very diverse and contain a variety of subdivisions as well as yet unclassified isolates. This is mainly because some genera are very difficult to classify because of a highly niche-dependent phenotype. ...
- (Actinomycetes) Soil microorganisms intermediate between bacteria and fungi.
- (Actinomycetes) A fungus-like soil microoganism needed in the decay of organic matter like regular mushrooms.
- Bacteria resembling fungi because they usually produce a characteristic, branched mycelium.
- Bacteria that look like long-branched filaments under a microscope, and that are malodorous bio pollutants.
- A group of microorganisms, between the bacteria and the true fungi, that usually produce characteristic branched mycelium. These organisms are responsible for the earthy smell of compost.
- A member of a group of micro-organisms commonly regarded as filamentous bacteria.
