Streptomycetaceae is a family of Actinobacteria, making up to the monotypic suborder Streptomycineae. It includes the important genus Streptomyces. This was the original source of many antibiotics, namely streptomycin. Streptomycin was the first antibiotic against tuberculosis. ==Genomics== Sequence alignments of actinobacterial genomes have led t...
<bacteria> A family of soil bacteria. It also includes some parasitic forms. ... (12 Dec 1998) ... 
Type: Term Pronunciation: strep′tō-mī′sĕ-tā′sē-ē Definitions: 1. A family of aerobic gram-positive bacteria (order Actinomycetales) that produce a vegetative mycelium that does not fragment into bacillary or coccoid forms; they produce conidia that are borne on sporophores. These organisms occur prima...
[n] - higher bacteria typically aerobic soil saprophytes
family Streptomycetaceae noun higher bacteria typically aerobic soil saprophytes