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Actinomycetes are grampositive, facultative anaerobic funguslike filamentous bacteria which remain on the top of the natural antibiotic producers. Microbial biotechnology in agriculture and aquaculture, vol. Industrial biotechnology sustainable production and. This special issue is dedicated to the importance of multitude of primary and secondary metabolites produced by actinomycetes. Microbial biotechnology in agriculture and aquaculture. A closer look at actinomycetes nova science publishers. Microbial biotechnology in agriculture and aquaculture in. The actinomycetes are a group of bacteria well known as producers of.
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