Macro-photograph 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 & grey). When the spores are mature,they rupture and are dispersed on the wind | |
Licence : | Droits gérés |
Crédit: | Science Photo Library / Nuridsany, Claude / Perennou, Maria |
Taille de l’image : | 5122 px × 3484 px |
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