actinomycete

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

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.

/ˌæktɪnəˈmaɪsiːt/

actinomycete actinomycetes

From actino- + -mycete.

actinobacterium

actinomycetic

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