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Related terms:
actinomycetaceae
bacillaceae
brevibacterium
clostridium
corynebacterium
micrococcaceae
mycobacteriaceae
nocardiaceae
propionibacteriaceae
Bacterium
streptomycetaceae
Subclass of:
Gram-Positive Endospore-Forming Rods; Actinobacteria class
Definitions related to streptomycetaceae:
  • A family of soil bacteria. It also includes some parasitic forms.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
  • A taxonomic family of soil borne bacterium in the phylum Actinobacteria that includes the genera Kitasatospora and Streptomyces, among others.
    NCI Thesaurus
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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