Streptomyces Colony #1
by Perennou Nuridsany
Title
Streptomyces Colony #1
Artist
Perennou Nuridsany
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Photograph - Photograph
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Macrophotograph of a colony of the soil bacterium Streptomyces viridichromogene. Streptomyces species are natural producers of a number of antibiotics, including streptomycin. A member of the Actinomycetes group, they share many characteristics with the fungi. The bacteria grow in the soil as a branching network of filaments, known as a mycelium (yellow). They also produce aerial mycelium, from the tips of which develop chains of spores (white and grey). When the spores are mature, they rupture and are dispersed on the wind.
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June 25th, 2018
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