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STREPTOMYCAE [1 record]

Record 1 2007-08-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Microbiology and Parasitology
DEF

The type genus of streptomycetaceae comprising numerous bacteria that produce chains of conidia from aerial hyphae and including some that form antibiotics as by-products of their metabolism.

CONT

Unpleasant tastes and odours are usually due to the presence of very small quantities of secretions given off by microscopic algae, and chiefly by actinomycetes (Streptomycae, Nocardia, Micromonospora ...

OBS

Streptomyces is a genus of Actinobacteria, a group of Gram-positive ...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Microbiologie et parasitologie
DEF

Genre comprenant des bactéries qui forment un mycélium aérien non fragmenté.

CONT

Le plus souvent, les goûts et les odeurs désagréables des eaux naturelles sont dus à la présence [...] d'actinomycètes (genre Streptomyces, nocardia, Micromonospora [...] qui se développent au sein des eaux de surface ou sur le fond des lacs et des rivières [...] Ce phénomène [...] est souvent en liaison avec l'état de pollution organique de l'eau, la vie agricole [...]

OBS

De nombreux antibiotiques proviennent de différentes espèces de ce genre.

Spanish

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