Definition of actinomycete in English:

actinomycete

noun ˌaktɪnə(ʊ)ˈmʌɪsiːtˌaktənōˈmīˌsēt

A bacterium of an order that typically has a non-motile filamentous form. They include the economically important streptomycetes, and were formerly regarded as fungi.
Order Actinomycetales; Gram-positive
Example sentencesExamples
- Many drugs, including the antibiotic streptomycin, are derived from soil microbes called actinomycetes.
- Farmer's lung disease is a hypersensitivity pneumonitis caused by the inhalation of thermophilic actinomycetes that grow in moldy hay or straw.
- In the composting process, the tissues of carcasses are broken down aerobically by bacteria, fungi, actinomycetes, and protozoa to produce water vapor, carbon dioxide, heat, and a stabilized organic residue.
- Actinomycosis is a chronic infection caused by various bacteria called actinomycetes.
- Many antibiotics come from bacteria, actinomycetes, and fungi.

Origin

1920s (originally only in the plural): modern Latin, from Greek aktis, aktin- 'ray' + mukētes, plural of mukēs 'fungus'.

Definition of actinomycete in US English:

actinomycete

nounˌaktənōˈmīˌsēt

A bacterium of an order that typically has a nonmotile filamentous form. They include the economically important streptomycetes, and were formerly regarded as fungi.
Order Actinomycetales; Gram-positive
Example sentencesExamples
- In the composting process, the tissues of carcasses are broken down aerobically by bacteria, fungi, actinomycetes, and protozoa to produce water vapor, carbon dioxide, heat, and a stabilized organic residue.
- Farmer's lung disease is a hypersensitivity pneumonitis caused by the inhalation of thermophilic actinomycetes that grow in moldy hay or straw.
- Many drugs, including the antibiotic streptomycin, are derived from soil microbes called actinomycetes.
- Actinomycosis is a chronic infection caused by various bacteria called actinomycetes.
- Many antibiotics come from bacteria, actinomycetes, and fungi.

Origin

1920s (originally only in the plural): modern Latin, from Greek aktis, aktin- ‘ray’ + mukētes, plural of mukēs ‘fungus’.

单词	actinomycete
释义	Definition of actinomycete in English: actinomycete noun ˌaktɪnə(ʊ)ˈmʌɪsiːtˌaktənōˈmīˌsēt A bacterium of an order that typically has a non-motile filamentous form. They include the economically important streptomycetes, and were formerly regarded as fungi. Order Actinomycetales; Gram-positive Example sentencesExamples Many drugs, including the antibiotic streptomycin, are derived from soil microbes called actinomycetes. Farmer's lung disease is a hypersensitivity pneumonitis caused by the inhalation of thermophilic actinomycetes that grow in moldy hay or straw. In the composting process, the tissues of carcasses are broken down aerobically by bacteria, fungi, actinomycetes, and protozoa to produce water vapor, carbon dioxide, heat, and a stabilized organic residue. Actinomycosis is a chronic infection caused by various bacteria called actinomycetes. Many antibiotics come from bacteria, actinomycetes, and fungi. Origin 1920s (originally only in the plural): modern Latin, from Greek aktis, aktin- 'ray' + mukētes, plural of mukēs 'fungus'. Definition of actinomycete in US English: actinomycete nounˌaktənōˈmīˌsēt A bacterium of an order that typically has a nonmotile filamentous form. They include the economically important streptomycetes, and were formerly regarded as fungi. Order Actinomycetales; Gram-positive Example sentencesExamples In the composting process, the tissues of carcasses are broken down aerobically by bacteria, fungi, actinomycetes, and protozoa to produce water vapor, carbon dioxide, heat, and a stabilized organic residue. Farmer's lung disease is a hypersensitivity pneumonitis caused by the inhalation of thermophilic actinomycetes that grow in moldy hay or straw. Many drugs, including the antibiotic streptomycin, are derived from soil microbes called actinomycetes. Actinomycosis is a chronic infection caused by various bacteria called actinomycetes. Many antibiotics come from bacteria, actinomycetes, and fungi. Origin 1920s (originally only in the plural): modern Latin, from Greek aktis, aktin- ‘ray’ + mukētes, plural of mukēs ‘fungus’.
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