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from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun branched gram-positive bacteria, often found in soil, some of which are pathogenic for humans and animals.
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- noun Plural form of
actinomycete .
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Examples
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It is caused by the release of plant oils in the soil and by bacteria in it known as actinomycetes, which release spores when wet.
Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph Telegraph Staff 2011
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Streptomycin and related antibiotics come directly from actinomycetes; Biaxin and Zithromax are semi-synthetic antibiotics made from this same class of bacteria.
Archive 2009-02-01 doyle 2009
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While it is possible to grow actinomycetes in a petri dish and yes, it will smell like the rich, sweet soil that makes gardeners swoon, waiting for the Earth to awaken reminds me of the cycle of life.
Archive 2009-02-01 doyle 2009
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Besides adding romance to summer showers, actinomycetes has antibacterial properties.
Archive 2009-02-01 doyle 2009
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Besides adding romance to summer showers, actinomycetes has antibacterial properties.
Actinomycetes doyle 2009
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Terramyin and actinomycetes are also soil borne, fungals, they in nature balance the baddies.
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The Arctic has fewer species of bacteria, fungi, and algae than other major biomes; actinomycetes are rare or absent in most tundra sites [45].
Implications of current species distributions for future biotic change in the Arctic 2009
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Streptomycin and related antibiotics come directly from actinomycetes; Biaxin and Zithromax are semi-synthetic antibiotics made from this same class of bacteria.
Actinomycetes doyle 2009
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In unicellular microorganisms, drought resistance can also be significant, although mycelial forms of microbial life (fungi and actinomycetes) seem to have a much higher resistance to drought due to their more efficient cytoplasm compartmentalization and spore formation.
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While it is possible to grow actinomycetes in a petri dish and yes, it will smell like the rich, sweet soil that makes gardeners swoon, waiting for the Earth to awaken reminds me of the cycle of life.
Actinomycetes doyle 2009
bilby commented on the word actinomycetes
"As it turns out, the smells people associate with rainstorms can be caused by a number of things. One of the more pleasant rain smells, the one we often notice in the woods, is actually caused by bacteria! Actinomycetes, a type of filamentous bacteria, grow in soil when conditions are damp and warm. When the soil dries out, the bacteria produces spores in the soil. The wetness and force of rainfall kick these tiny spores up into the air where the moisture after a rain acts as an aerosol (just like an aerosol air freshener). The moist air easily carries the spores to us so we breathe them in. These spores have a distinctive, earthy smell we often associate with rainfall."
- What causes the smell after rain?, howstuffworks.com, cited 5 Oct 2009.
October 5, 2009