Actinomycete: References & Edit History
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| Type | Description | Contributor | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Article title updated for style. | Nov 11, 2026 | ||
| Modified link of Web site: National Center for Biotechnology Information - PubMed Central - Molecules to Ecosystems: Actinomycete Natural Products In situ. | May 08, 2026 | ||
| Add new Web site: Frontiers - Frontiers in Chemistry - Editorial: Actinomycete natural products: isolation, structure elucidation, biological activity, biosynthesis, and yield improvement. | Dec 27, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: PNAS - Genome sequencing reveals complex secondary metabolome in the marine actinomycete Salinispora tropica. | Sep 16, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: Journal of Pure and Applied Microbiology - Actinomycetes: Isolation, Cultivation and its Active Biomolecules. | Aug 07, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: International Journal of Current Microbiology and Applied Sciences - Actinomycetes: Source, Identification, and Their Applications (PDF). | Jun 30, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: Academia - Ecology and Distribution of Actinomycetes in nature. | Dec 16, 2022 | ||
| Add new Web site: National Center for Biotechnology Information - PubMed Central - Molecules to Ecosystems: Actinomycete Natural Products In situ. | Oct 12, 2022 | ||
| Add new Web site: National Center for Biotechnology Information - Antibacterial activity of actinomycetes isolated from different soil samples of Sheopur. | Aug 01, 2018 | ||
| Changed "Streptomyces" to "Actinomyces" in reference to the cause of actinomycosis in humans and cattle. | Dec 07, 2015 | ||
| Added an image of Streptomyces virginiae. | May 14, 2015 | ||
| Added information on nocardiosis and on taxonomic instability among actinomycetes. | May 14, 2015 | ||
| New illustration added. | Jan 21, 2009 | ||
| Article revised and updated. | Oct 17, 2007 | ||
| Article added to new online database. | Jul 20, 1998 |
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