放ほう射しゃ菌きん

noun

actinomycetes; ray fungus

A group of filamentous bacteria. The term is often used in microbiology. Note the similar term 放線菌 (ほうせんきん) is more common for this meaning; 放射菌 is a less frequent variant.

See also: 放線菌 (ほうせんきん)

• 放ほう射しゃ菌きんは土ど壌じょう中ちゅうに広ひろく分ぶん布ぷしている。

  Actinomycetes are widely distributed in soil.

• この抗こう生せい物ぶっ質しつは放ほう射しゃ菌きんから発はっ見けんされた。

  This antibiotic was discovered from actinomycetes.