Contribution in an anthology

Appeared in: Encyclopedia of Life Sciences

Publication year: 2007

eISBN: 978-0-470-01590-2

DOI Link: https://doi.org/10.1002/9780470015902.a0020392

Abstract: 

The family Streptomycetaceae contains three genera, with the genus Streptomyces being the best known and most diverse of these three genera. Members of this family are adapted to a wide range of environmental conditions and habitats, and they show a variety of colony – and cell morphological characteristics. Species of the family Streptomycetaceae produce a multitude of bioactive compounds and are able to degrade polymers and other materials used by humans, including rubber and plastics. Only few pathogenic species are known.

Harvard Citation style: Lodders, N. and Kämpfer, P. (2007) Streptomycetaceae: Phylogeny, Ecology and Pathogenicity, in Encyclopedia of Life Sciences. Wiley. https://doi.org/10.1002/9780470015902.a0020392

APA Citation style: Lodders, N., & Kämpfer, P. (2007). Streptomycetaceae: Phylogeny, Ecology and Pathogenicity. In Encyclopedia of Life Sciences. Wiley. https://doi.org/10.1002/9780470015902.a0020392