"Actinobacteria" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Class of BACTERIA with diverse morphological properties. Strains of Actinobacteria show greater than 80% 16S rDNA/rRNA sequence similarity among each other and also the presence of certain signature nucleotides. (Stackebrandt E. et al, Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. (1997) 47:479-491)
| Descriptor ID |
D039903
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| MeSH Number(s) |
B03.510.024 B03.510.460.400.400.049
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| Concept/Terms |
Actinobacteria- Actinobacteria
- High G+C Gram-Positive Bacteria
- Actinomycetes
- Gram-Positive Bacteria, High G+C
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