Actinomycete
any of several rod-shaped or filamentous, aerobic or anaerobic bacteria of the phylum chlamydobacteriae, or in some cl-ssification schemes, the order actinomycetales, certain species of which are pathogenic for humans and animals.
noun
any bacterium of the group actinomycetes, usually filamentous in form
actinomycete ac·ti·no·my·cete (āk’tə-nō-mī’sēt’, -mī-sēt’)
n.
any of various filamentous or rod-shaped, often pathogenic microorganisms of the genus actinomyces.
a member of the the family actinomycetaceae.
a member of the order actinomycetales.
ac’ti·no·my·ce’tous adj.
actinomycete
(āk’tə-nō-mī’sēt’)
any of various bacteria belonging to the phylum actin-bacteria 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 cl-ssified as fungi.
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