Question

whatare actinomycetes​

Answer 1

Answer:

type of bacteria

Explanation:

the type of bacteria which is used to make medicines

Answer 2

ANSWER :-

Actinomycetes are filamentous bacteria, the kind of bacteria that are generally present as decomposers in the soil.

Extra Information-

• Actinomycetes are similar in structure to moulds or fungi.
• Actinomycetes are asexually reproducing microorganisms.
• Actinomycetes reproduce by the means of conidia that are produced at tips of their filamentous bodies.
• Most of the actinomycetes secrete chemical substances having antimicrobial properties, called antibiotics. For example- The actinomycetes of the Streptomyces species secrete streptomycin, neomycin, chloromycetin, terramycin, erythromycin, etc.