Definition of Actinomycetes

1. Noun. (plural of actinomycete) ¹

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Definition of Actinomycetes

1. actinomycete [n] - See also: actinomycete

Medical Definition of Actinomycetes

1. Gram-positive bacteria that can form branching filaments. They may form true mycelia or produce conidiospores. (13 Nov 1997)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Actinomycetes

actinometrical
actinometries
actinometry
actinomorphic
actinomorphies
actinomorphous
actinomorphy
actinomycelial
actinomyces
actinomyces viscosus
actinomycetaceae
actinomycetal
actinomycetales
actinomycetales infections
actinomycete
actinomycetes (current term)
actinomycetous
actinomycin
actinomycin C
actinomycin D
actinomycin F1
actinomycin lactonase
actinomycins
actinomycoma
actinomycoses
actinomycosis
actinomycotic
actinomycotic appendicitis
actinomyxidian
actinon

Literary usage of Actinomycetes

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A Laboratory Manual of Soil Bacteriology by Edwin Broun Fred (1916)
"actinomycetes Medium 74 Solution for actinomycetes Dibasic potassium phosphate (K2HPO4 ... Medium 75 Agar for actinomycetes Agar 15.0 gm. Glycerin 10.0 gm. ..."

2. A Laboratory Manual of Soil Bacteriology by Edwin Broun Fred (1916)
"actinomycetes Medium 74 Solution for actinomycetes Dibasic potassium phosphate (K2HPO4) ... Medium 75 Agar for actinomycetes Agar 15.0 gm. Glycerin 10.0 gm. ..."

3. Manures and Fertilizers: A Text-book for College Students and a Work of by Homer Jay Wheeler (1913)
"actinomycetes. — The actinomycetes are also found in stable manure, certain of which are capable of enduring high temperatures, and others, ..."

4. The Use of the Microscope in Clinical and Pathological Examinations by Carl Friedlaender (1885)
"... and actinomycetes.—Micrococci are found in very large numbers in pus from acute abscesses,* being generally arranged in the form of chains, ..."

5. The Proceedings of the Iowa Academy of Science by Iowa Academy of Science (1890)
"After 9 hours there was a dense growth of rods and actinomycetes. After 24 hours culture there appeared long chains of sporulating rods, fungi, ..."

6. Surgery, Gynecology & Obstetrics by The American College of Surgeons, Franklin H. Martin Memorial Foundation (1922)
"He has also shown that the number of actinomycetes in sod soil increases as the ... He states that observations are at hand indicating that actinomycetes ..."

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