Actinobacteria love

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  • proper noun A taxonomic phylum within the kingdom Bacteria — a group of gram-positive bacteria.
  • proper noun A taxonomic class within the phylum Actinobacteria.

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Examples

  • SIBERIA: Actinobacteria At 500,000 years old, and long predating modern humans, these bacteria embody the existential philosophy behind Sussman's project, and the environmental caution that her work sounds.

    The oldest living organisms: ancient survivors with a fragile future 2010

  • Then there's the Siberian Actinobacteria, between 400,000 - and 600,000-year-old specimens of which she made an image in a Copenhagen lab using digital optical microscopy.

    Earth's Real Senior Citizens 2010

  • In the nose the majority of bacteria found were of the phyla Firmicutes and Actinobacteria and compared to other areas of the body that had been studied the distribution was most reminiscent of the skin.

    Infection Control Today Site Wide Content Feed 2010

  • Later stages of composting were characterized by increased lignin degradation coupled with shifts in microbial communities to more Gram-positive taxa such as Actinobacteria.

    PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Jarrod J. Scott et al. 2010

  • Saito A, Sato T, Kanai R, Fujii T, et al. (2004) Distribution and phylogenetic analysis of family 19 chitinases in Actinobacteria.

    PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Hai Li et al. 2010

  • Actinobacteria are the primary mediators in plant litter decay in the forest floor.

    Newswise: Latest News 2010

  • A majority of the 503 OTUs were found in the phyla Firmicutes, Proteobacteria, Bacteroidetes, and Actinobacteria.

    ScienceBlogs Channel : Life Science 2010

  • Garden samples contained greater amounts of 18: 1ω5c and 19: 0 10Me, which correspond to Gram-negative bacteria and Actinobacteria, respectively.

    PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Jarrod J. Scott et al. 2010

  • Actinobacteria from Siberia that DNA analysis has put at between 400,000 and 600,000 years old.

    New Scientist - Online News 2010

  • There are three main phyla found in the gut: Firmicutes, Bacteriodetes, and Actinobacteria.

    ScienceBlogs Channel : Life Science Tara C. Smith none@example.com 2010

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