放ほう線せん菌きん

noun

actinomycete; ray fungus

A group of filamentous bacteria; often found in soil and known for producing antibiotics. The term is primarily used in microbiology.

See also: 放射菌

• 放ほう線せん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.

• 多おおくの抗こう生せい物ぶっ質しつは放ほう線せん菌きんから発はっ見けんされた。

  Many antibiotics have been discovered from actinomycetes.