actinomycete

Noun
  1. Any bacteria (some of which are pathogenic for humans and animals) belonging to the order Actinomycetales (synset 101377845)
    referred to in: animal, animate being, beast, brute, creature, fauna - a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
    is a type of: eubacteria, eubacterium, true bacteria - a large group of bacteria having rigid cell walls; motile types have flagella
    subtypes: streptomyces - aerobic bacteria (some of which produce the antibiotic streptomycin)
    belongs to: actinomycetales, order actinomycetales - filamentous or rod-shaped bacteria

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