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Actinomycete vs Filipin - What's the difference?

actinomycete | filipin |

As nouns the difference between actinomycete and filipin

is that actinomycete is any of various filamentous or rod-shaped bacteria, of the order Actinomycetales, that resemble fungi. Some actinomycetes are pathogens and some are sources of antibiotics while filipin is a potent antifungal chemical first isolated from the actinomycete Streptomyces filipinensis, widely used as a histochemical stain for cholesterol.

actinomycete

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • Any of various filamentous or rod-shaped bacteria, of the order Actinomycetales, that resemble fungi. Some actinomycetes are pathogens and some are sources of antibiotics.

    • filipin

    English

    Noun

    (-) (wikipedia filipin)
  • A potent antifungal chemical first isolated from the actinomycete Streptomyces filipinensis , widely used as a histochemical stain for cholesterol.