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... > Bacteria > Gram-Positive Bacteria > Gram-Positive Rods > Gram-Positive Asporogenous Rods > Gram-Positive Asporogenous Rods, Irregular > Actinobacteria > Streptomycetaceae > Streptomyces
... > Bacteria > Endospore-Forming Bacteria > Gram-Positive Endospore-Forming Bacteria > Gram-Positive Endospore-Forming Rods > Streptomycetaceae > Streptomyces
... > Bacteria > Gram-Positive Bacteria > Gram-Positive Endospore-Forming Bacteria > Gram-Positive Endospore-Forming Rods > Streptomycetaceae > Streptomyces
... > Bacteria > Gram-Positive Bacteria > Gram-Positive Rods > Gram-Positive Endospore-Forming Rods > Streptomycetaceae > Streptomyces

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Streptomyces  

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  • the bacterium that produces many antibiotics

Scope note

  • A genus of bacteria that form a nonfragmented aerial mycelium. Many species have been identified with some being pathogenic. This genus is responsible for producing a majority of the ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS of practical value.

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