Structured Summary
Abstract
Class of BACTERIA with diverse morphological properties. Strains of Actinobacteria show greater than 80% 16S rDNA/rRNA sequence similarity among each other and also the presence of certain signature nucleotides. (Stackebrandt E. et al, Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. (1997) 47:479-491)
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Classification
Broader headings
Narrower headings
- Actinomycetaceae
- Actinomycetales
- Arthrobacter
- Bifidobacterium
- Brevibacterium
- Cellulomonas
- Clavibacter
- Corynebacterium
- Dermatophilus
- Frankia
- Gardnerella
- Gordonia Bacterium
- Microbacterium
- Micrococcaceae
- Micromonosporaceae
- Mycobacteriaceae
- Nocardiaceae
- Nocardioides
- Nocardiopsis
- Propionibacteriaceae
- Pseudonocardia
- Saccharopolyspora
- Streptomycetaceae
- Thermobifida
- Thermomonospora
- Tropheryma
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Synonyms
4 entry terms
- Actinomycete
- Actinomycetes
- Gram-Positive Bacteria, High G+C
- High G+C Gram-Positive Bacteria
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Aspects Covered
15 allowable subheadings
Indexed with the subheadings chemistry, classification, cytology, drug effects, enzymology, genetics, growth & development, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pathogenicity, physiology, radiation effects, ultrastructure, virology.
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History Note
2003; for ACTINOMYCETES use ACTINOMYCETALES 1997-2002 & 1963-1966
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NLM Classification
QW 125
AMA Style
References
- National Library of Medicine. Actinobacteria. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D039903. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D039903
- Actinobacteria. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Actinobacteria
- Actinobacteria. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q130914