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Classification of Actinomycetes | Microbiology

Actinomycetes are classified into 7 families. The classification is based on hyphal and reproductive structures. Family 1: Streptomycetaceae: Hyphae non-fragmented, aerial mycelium with chains of spores with 5 to 50 or more conidia per chain e.g. Streptomyces, Microdlobaspone and Sporictilhya. Family 2: Nocardiaceae: Hyphae typically fragmented e.g. Nocardia, Pseudonocardia. Family 3: Micromononsporaceae: Hyphae non-fragmented conidia borne singly or in pairs [...]

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Features of Actinomycetes (With Diagram) | Bacteria

In this article we will discuss about the features of actinomycetes with its suitable diagram. Actinomycetes are called actinobacteria or high G + C rich Gram-positive filamentous bacteria due to their mycelium like (slender and branched) structures. These filaments are long and it may fragment into much smaller units and less broad than that of the fungal mycelium usually 0.5 [...]

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Actinomycetes: Economic Importance and Reproduction

In this article we will discuss about:- 1. Characteristics of Actinomycetes 2. Historical Review of Actinomycetes 3. Economic Importance 4. Distribution and Mode of Nutrition 5. Somatic Structures 6. Reproduction. Contents: Characteristics of Actinomycetes Historical Review of Actinomycetes  Economic Importance of Actinomycetes Distribution and Mode of Nutrition of Actinomycetes Somatic Structures of Actinomycetes Reproduction of Actinomycetes 1. Characteristics of Actinomycetes: [...]

By |2016-10-17T07:30:04+00:00October 17, 2016|Bacteria|Comments Off on Actinomycetes: Economic Importance and Reproduction
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