Compendium of Actinobacteria

Agarplatten bewachsen mit Actinoplanes auranticolor
Actinoplanes auranticolor

The Compendium of Actinobacteria contains Actinobacteria strains, including of the important bacterial group of the actinomycetes. The collections was compiled by PD Dr. Joachim Wink at Sanofi-Aventis and the Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research (HZI).
The methods for the taxonomic description of the Actinobacteria are documented in this PDF File.

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