Actinomycetes are usually classed within the same taxonomic family as bacteria but in many aspects of their morphology and growth patterns resemble fungi. Explain.
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Actinomycetes are a group of bacteria that share some common characteristics with fungi and in the eye can cause similar disease to fungi. They are able to form hyphae, usually considered a trait of fungi only. Structurally, in all other ways, they are prokaryotic cells that resemble bacteria and are susceptible to penicillin, which fungi are not.
Examples of Actinomycetes include Streptomyces spp. These are an important group of soil bacteria used in the synthesis of antibiotics such as streptomycin. Species that are pathogenic in the eye include Corynebacterium spp. and Mycobacterium spp.
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