Actinobacterium Definition
ăk-tĭnō-băk-tîrē-əm, ăktə-nō-
actinobacteria
noun
Any of various gram-positive bacteria of the phylum Actinobacteria, which includes bacteria that live in the soil and in the digestive tract, as well as pathogens such as those that cause tuberculosis and leprosy. Some actinobacteria are used to produce antibiotics and certain dairy products.
American Heritage Medicine
Other Word Forms of Actinobacterium
Noun
Singular:
actinobacterium
Plural:
actinobacteriaOrigin of Actinobacterium
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From New Latin Actīnobactēria phylum name Actīnomykēs type genus of the phylum actinomyces bacterium
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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