actinomycete

Types:

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streptomyces

aerobic bacteria (some of which produce the antibiotic streptomycin)

Streptomyces erythreus

source of the antibiotic erythromycin

Streptomyces griseus

source of the antibiotic streptomycin

Streptomyces scabies, potato scab bacteria

cause of a potato disease characterized by brownish corky tissue

Type of:

eubacteria, eubacterium, true bacteria

a large group of bacteria having rigid cell walls; motile types have flagella