Symbiosis and pathogenicity of actinobacteria

Yitayal Anteneh, Christopher Franco

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    Abstract

    Actinobacteia are known to interact with a number of macro and microorganisms. Symbiotic interaction between actinobacteria and its host observed in insects, human, animals and plants, where the bacteria provide protection of the host against pathogen, produce essential nutrients, enzymes and facilitate digestion of food particles. In the other hand, actinobacteria also responsible in causing of diseases like actinomycetoma and tuberculosis in human, nocardiosis and dermatophilosis in animals, and scab in plants. This chapter covers the literature which describes the symbiotic interaction of actinobacteria with different vertebrates and invertebrates, as well as common actinobacteria associated diseases in human, animals and plants.

    Original languageEnglish
    Title of host publicationBiology and Biotechnology of Actinobacteria
    EditorsJoachim Wink, Fatemeh Mohammadipanah, Javad Hamedi
    Place of PublicationSwitzerland
    PublisherSpringer
    Chapter9
    Pages233-268
    Number of pages36
    ISBN (Electronic)9783319603391
    ISBN (Print)9783319603384
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2017

    Keywords

    • Actinobacteria
    • symbiosis
    • pathogenicity
    • microorganisms
    • macroorganisms

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