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- proper noun A taxonomic
phylum within thekingdom Bacteria — a group ofgram-positive bacteria . - proper noun A taxonomic
class within thephylum Actinobacteria.
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Examples
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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
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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.
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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.
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Later stages of composting were characterized by increased lignin degradation coupled with shifts in microbial communities to more Gram-positive taxa such as Actinobacteria.
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Saito A, Sato T, Kanai R, Fujii T, et al. (2004) Distribution and phylogenetic analysis of family 19 chitinases in Actinobacteria.
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Actinobacteria are the primary mediators in plant litter decay in the forest floor.
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A majority of the 503 OTUs were found in the phyla Firmicutes, Proteobacteria, Bacteroidetes, and Actinobacteria.
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Garden samples contained greater amounts of 18: 1ω5c and 19: 0 10Me, which correspond to Gram-negative bacteria and Actinobacteria, respectively.
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Actinobacteria from Siberia that DNA analysis has put at between 400,000 and 600,000 years old.
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There are three main phyla found in the gut: Firmicutes, Bacteriodetes, and Actinobacteria.
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