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The Actinomycetota (or Actinobacteria) are a diverse phylum of Gram-positive bacteria with high GC content. [4] They can be terrestrial or aquatic. [5] They are of great importance to land flora because of their contributions to soil systems. In soil they help to decompose the organic matter of dead organisms so the molecules can be taken up ...
Actinomyces is a genus of the Actinomycetia class of bacteria.They all are Gram-positive and facultatively anaerobic, growing best under anaerobic conditions. [2] Actinomyces species may form endospores, and while individual bacteria are rod-shaped, Actinomyces colonies form fungus-like branched networks of hyphae. [3]
The Actinomycetaceae (often called actinomycetes or mycelial bacteria) are a family of bacteria in the order Actinomycetales that contains the medically important genus Actinomyces. These organisms are closely related to the mycobacteria, but were originally classified as fungi because they were thought to be transitional forms between bacteria ...
Actinobacteria Stackebrandt et al. 1997; Actinomycetes Krassilnikov 1949 (Approved Lists 1980) Arabobacteria Cavalier-Smith 2002; Arthrobacteria Cavalier-Smith 2002; Mycobacteria Pribram 1929; Streptomycetes Cavalier-Smith 2002
Actinomycetales can be found mostly in soil and decaying organic matter, as well as in living organisms such as humans and animals. They form symbiotic nitrogen fixing associations with over 200 species of plants, and can also serve as growth promoting or biocontrol agents, or cause disease in some species of plants.
This bacterium is a member of the genus Actinomyces and its taxonomic classification is as follows: Bacteria, Actinomycetota, Actinomycetes, Actinomycetales, Actinomycetaceae, Actinomyces, Actinomyces massiliensis. [4] To date, there are over 30 species of Actinomyces documented in the literature. [5]
Mycolata has been used as a non-taxonomic term for mycolic acid-containing Actinobacteria. Mycobacteriales includes all such species, but it also includes some without mycolic acid, making these two terms imperfect, paraphyletic, aliases. [11]
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