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Ul-Hassan, A. and Wellington, E. M. H. (Elizabeth M. H.) (2009) Actinobacteria. In: Encyclopedia of Microbiology. Elsevier, pp. 25-44. ISBN 978-0-12-373944-5
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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/B978-012373944-5.00044-4
Abstract
The actinobacteria encompass a well-defined clade of high GC bacteria, the members of which have a wide range of niches. Representatives of the group can be found in a diversity of habitats, which include soil, rhizosphere, and marine and freshwater systems. Several are important human and animal pathogens with a limited number being pathogenic to plants. The vast majority of Actinobacteria are important saprophytes capable of breaking down a wide range of plant and animal debris in the process of decomposition. Some genera such as Streptomyces and Micromonospora are renowned for their prolific production of a diverse range of bioactive metabolites, including antibiotics, enzymes, enzyme inhibitors, signalling molecules, and immunomodulators.
| Item Type: | Book Item |
|---|---|
| Subjects: | Q Science > Q Science (General) |
| Divisions: | Faculty of Science > Life Sciences (2010- ) |
| Journal or Publication Title: | Encyclopedia of Microbiology (Third Edition) |
| Publisher: | Elsevier |
| ISBN: | 978-0-12-373944-5 |
| Book Title: | Encyclopedia of Microbiology |
| Date: | 2009 |
| Volume: | 3rd Edition |
| Number of Pages: | 20 |
| Page Range: | pp. 25-44 |
| Identification Number: | 10.1016/B978-012373944-5.00044-4 |
| Status: | Not Peer Reviewed |
| Publication Status: | Published |
| Access rights to Published version: | Restricted or Subscription Access |
| URI: | http://wrap.warwick.ac.uk/id/eprint/42430 |
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