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Definition of actinomycete in English: actinomycetenoun ˌaktɪnə(ʊ)ˈmʌɪsiːtˌaktənōˈmīˌsēt A bacterium of an order that typically has a non-motile filamentous form. They include the economically important streptomycetes, and were formerly regarded as fungi. 放射菌类 Order Actinomycetales; Gram-positive Example sentencesExamples - Many drugs, including the antibiotic streptomycin, are derived from soil microbes called actinomycetes.
- Farmer's lung disease is a hypersensitivity pneumonitis caused by the inhalation of thermophilic actinomycetes that grow in moldy hay or straw.
- In the composting process, the tissues of carcasses are broken down aerobically by bacteria, fungi, actinomycetes, and protozoa to produce water vapor, carbon dioxide, heat, and a stabilized organic residue.
- Actinomycosis is a chronic infection caused by various bacteria called actinomycetes.
- Many antibiotics come from bacteria, actinomycetes, and fungi.
Origin1920s (originally only in the plural): modern Latin, from Greek aktis, aktin- 'ray' + mukētes, plural of mukēs 'fungus'. Definition of actinomycete in US English: actinomycetenounˌaktənōˈmīˌsēt A bacterium of an order that typically has a nonmotile filamentous form. They include the economically important streptomycetes, and were formerly regarded as fungi. 放射菌类 Order Actinomycetales; Gram-positive Example sentencesExamples - In the composting process, the tissues of carcasses are broken down aerobically by bacteria, fungi, actinomycetes, and protozoa to produce water vapor, carbon dioxide, heat, and a stabilized organic residue.
- Farmer's lung disease is a hypersensitivity pneumonitis caused by the inhalation of thermophilic actinomycetes that grow in moldy hay or straw.
- Many drugs, including the antibiotic streptomycin, are derived from soil microbes called actinomycetes.
- Actinomycosis is a chronic infection caused by various bacteria called actinomycetes.
- Many antibiotics come from bacteria, actinomycetes, and fungi.
Origin1920s (originally only in the plural): modern Latin, from Greek aktis, aktin- ‘ray’ + mukētes, plural of mukēs ‘fungus’. |