Class of BACTERIA with diverse morphological properties. Strains of Actinobacteria show greater than 80% 16S rDNA/rRNA sequence similarity among each other and also the presence of certain signature nucleotides. (Stackebrandt E. et al, Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. (1997) 47:479-491)
Also Known As:
High G+C Gram-Positive Bacteria; Actinomycete; Actinomycetes; Gram-Positive Bacteria, High G+C