actinomycete
Meaning
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.
Related
Similar words
Narrower meaning words
- Streptomyces
Origin
- actino- + -mycete
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