Streptomyces

See also: streptomyces

Translingual

Etymology

From Ancient Greek στρεπτός (streptós, “twisted”) +‎ -myces.

Proper noun

Streptomyces m

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Streptomycetaceae – streptomyces bacteria.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Prokaryota – superkingdom; Bacteria – kingdom; Posibacteria – subkingdom; Actinobacteria – phylum; Actinobacteria - class; Actinomycetales - order; Streptomycineae - suborder; Streptomycetaceae - family

Hyponyms

• (genus): Streptomyces albus - type species; Streptomyces antibioticus, Streptomyces avidinii, Streptomyces aureofaciens, Streptomyces candidus, Streptomyces cinnamonensis, Streptomyces coelicolor, Streptomyces diastaticus, Streptomyces erythraeus, Streptomyces fradiae, Streptomyces griseochromogenes, Streptomyces griseoviridis, Streptomyces griseus, Streptomyces hygroscopicus, Streptomyces kanamyceticus, Streptomyces lavendulae, Streptomyces lincolnensis, Streptomyces lomondensis, Streptomyces mangrovisoli, Streptomyces mobaraensis, Streptomyces nitrosporeus, Streptomyces noursei, Streptomyces platensis, Streptomyces puniceus, Streptomyces rimosus, Streptomyces venezuelae, Streptomyces verticillatus, Streptomyces verticillus, Streptomyces viridochromogenes - selected other species

References

• Streptomyces on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Streptomyces on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Streptomyces on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Streptomyces at List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature