order Actinomycetales

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order Actinomycetales - filamentous or rod-shaped bacteria Actinomycetalesanimal order - the order of animalsdivision Eubacteria - one-celled monerans having simple cells with rigid walls and (in motile types) flagellaactinomycete - any bacteria (some of which are pathogenic for humans and animals) belonging to the order ActinomycetalesActinomycetaceae, family Actinomycetaceae - filamentous anaerobic bacteriafamily Streptomycetaceae, Streptomycetaceae - higher bacteria typically aerobic soil saprophytesfamily Mycobacteriaceae, Mycobacteriaceae - a family of bacteria