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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Any of various spore-forming, chiefly filamentous bacteria of the order Actinomycetales that are abundant in soil. Some species produce natural antibiotics, and some are human pathogens.
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- noun Any of various filamentous or rod-shaped
bacteria , of the orderActinomycetales , that resemblefungi . Some actinomycetes arepathogens and some are sources ofantibiotics .
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- noun any bacteria (some of which are pathogenic for humans and animals) belonging to the order Actinomycetales
Etymologies
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Examples
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Hippophae possesses a strong capacity to fix atmospheric nitrogen in its root nodules when associated with the actinomycete, Frankia.
Chapter 10 1996
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The avermectins are a mixture of natural products produced by a soil actinomycete, Streptomyces avermitilis.
Chapter 8 1994
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Hippopha possesses a strong capacity to fix atmospheric nitrogen in its root nodules when associated with the actinomycete, Frankia.
Chapter 26 1990
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In-vitro nitrogen fixation by two actinomycete strains isolated from Casuarina equisetifolia nodules.
Chapter 13 1984
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As discussed previously, the root hairs of most casuarina species are invaded by the filamentous soil actinomycete, Frankia.
3. The Plants 1984
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The nitrogen that the actinomycete in the nodules fixes enables the casuarinas to grow well in soils that otherwise would be too deficient in nitrogen to sustain plant growth.
1. Introduction 1984
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Casuarina trees form root nodules in symbiotic association with the soil actinomycete Frankia that fixes atmospheric nitrogen.
1. Introduction 1984
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Nitrogen fixation by actinomycete-nodulated angiosperms.
Chapter 13 1984
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Casuarinas belong to a group of more than 170 species of actinomycete-nodulated woody plants that fix atmospheric nitrogen.
1. Introduction 1984
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The Frankia actinomycete that forms the symbiosis with casuarinas is found naturally in soils where casuarinas are native.
4. Management 1984
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