actinomycete
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See also: actinomycète
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]actinomycete (plural actinomycetes)
- Any of various filamentous or rod-shaped bacteria, of the order Actinomycetales, that resemble fungi. Some actinomycetes are pathogens and some are sources of antibiotics.
Synonyms
[edit]- (bacteria of the order Actinomycetes): actinobacterium
Hyponyms
[edit]- (bacteria of the order Actinomycetes): Streptomyces (genus)
Derived terms
[edit]Translations
[edit]bacteria of the order Actinomycetales
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Further reading
[edit]- Actinobacteria on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Actinomycetales on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Category:Actinomycetales on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons