Actinobacteria †,‡
Actinobacteria
Actinobacteria
Michael Goodfellow,
Michael Goodfellow
University of Newcastle, School of Biology, Ridley Building, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 7RU UK
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Michael Goodfellow
University of Newcastle, School of Biology, Ridley Building, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 7RU UK
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Stackebrandt, Rainey and Ward-Rainey 1997, 483
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Published by John Wiley & Sons, Inc., in association with Bergey's Manual Trust.
Abstract
Ac.ti.no.bac.te'ri.a. Gr. n. actis -inos a ray, beam; N.L. n. bacter a rod; suff. -ia ending denoting a class; N.L. pl. neut. n. Actinobacteria actinomycete bacteria with diverse morphologies.
Actinobacteria / Actinobacteria
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