- actinomycete
- noun Etymology: ultimately from Greek aktin-, aktis + mykēt-, mykēs Date: 1911 any of an order (Actinomycetales) of filamentous or rod-shaped bacteria (as the actinomyces and streptomyces)
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actinomycète — [ aktinomisɛt ] n. m. • 1922; de actino et mycète ♦ Biol. Bactérie filamenteuse, ramifiée, ressemblant aux champignons microscopiques, que l on trouve dans le sol, l eau et la matière en décomposition. Certains actinomycètes sont pathogènes, d… … Encyclopédie Universelle
actinomycete — [ak΄tə nō΄mī′sēt΄, ak΄tə nō΄mī sēt′] n. [< ModL < ACTINO + MYCETE] any of various bacteria (order Actinomycetales) with a branching, filamentous structure; esp., any of a family (Actinomycetaceae) of Gram positive bacteria that are… … English World dictionary
Actinomycete — Actinobacteria Actinomycètes … Wikipédia en Français
Actinomycète — Actinobacteria Actinomycètes … Wikipédia en Français
Actinomycéte — Actinomycetales Actinomycétales … Wikipédia en Français
actinomycete — (ak tī no mi sĭt) An aerobic, gram positive bacterium that forms branching filaments (hyphae) and asexual spores … Dictionary of microbiology
actinomycete — actinomycetous, adj. /ak tin oh muy seet, muy seet , ak teuh noh /, n. Bacteriol. any of several rod shaped or filamentous, aerobic or anaerobic bacteria of the phylum Chlamydobacteriae, or in some classification schemes, the order… … Universalium
actinomycete — noun Any of various filamentous or rod shaped bacteria, of the order Actinomycetales, that resemble fungi. Some actinomycetes are pathogens and some are sources of antibiotics … Wiktionary
actinomycete — ac·ti·no·my·cete mī .sēt, mī sēt n a bacterium (as an actinomyces or a streptomyces) of the order Actinomycetales see ACTINOMYCOSIS ac·ti·no·my·ce·tous mī sēt əs adj * * * ac·ti·no·my·cete (ak″tĭ no miґsēt) any bacterium of the… … Medical dictionary
actinomycete — n. any of a number of rod shaped or filamentous bacteria of the order Actinomycetales … English contemporary dictionary
