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''streptomyces griseus''
Genus species:''streptomyces griseus''<br>
other names: ''actinomyces griseus''


==Description and significance==
==Description and significance==

Revision as of 06:14, 27 August 2007

A Microbial Biorealm page on the genus Streptomyces griseus

Classification

===Higher order taxa===

Domain: Bacteria

Phylum: Actinobacteria

Order: Actinomycetales

Family: Streptomycetaceae

Genus: Streptomyces

Species: Streptomyces griseus

[1]

Species

NCBI: Taxonomy

Genus species:streptomyces griseus
other names: actinomyces griseus

Description and significance

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Genome structure

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Cell structure and metabolism

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Ecology

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Pathology

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Application to Biotechnology

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Current Research

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References

[1.Waksman, S. A., Reilly, H. C., and Harris, Dale A. “Streptomyces griseus(Krainsky) Waksman and Henrici.” Journal Bacteriology. 1948. Volume 56, p.259-269] [2]

Edited by Tran Nguyen of Rachel Larsen