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Actinomycetales

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n.1.filamentous or rod-shaped bacteria.
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Noun1.ActinomycetalesActinomycetales - filamentous or rod-shaped bacteria  
animal order - the order of animals
division Eubacteria - one-celled monerans having simple cells with rigid walls and (in motile types) flagella
actinomycete - any bacteria (some of which are pathogenic for humans and animals) belonging to the order Actinomycetales
Actinomycetaceae, family Actinomycetaceae - filamentous anaerobic bacteria
family Streptomycetaceae, Streptomycetaceae - higher bacteria typically aerobic soil saprophytes


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Actinomycetales infection in the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome.
The genus Streptomyces belongs to the order Actinomycetales, which includes Mycobacterium, Nocardia, and Actinomyces.
 
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