ACTINOMYCETE


Meaning of ACTINOMYCETE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ -ˈmī-ˌsēt, -mī-ˈsēt ]

noun

Etymology: ultimately from Greek aktin-, aktis + mykēt-, mykēs

Date: 1911

: any of an order (Actinomycetales) of filamentous or rod-shaped bacteria (as the actinomyces and streptomyces)

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