Gram + rod non-motile bacteria

Branching filaments forms thallus

and mycelium
Aerobic as well as facultative
aerobics
Predominantly present in soil
responsible for earthy smell
Spore forming (Conidial spores)
Four types of cell wall based on
amino acid or glycine in the
peptidoglycan interbridge
Important species are :
Actinomyces, Nocardia,
Dermatophillus, streptomyces ets
Actinomycetes
or Ray
Fungus
Applications of actinomycetes
Nitrogen fixing (actinorhizae)
Antibiotic producing
Industrial enzymes
Used for bioconversions
Pathogenicity
Actinomycosis