{"id":65920,"key":"Actinobacteria","title":"Actinobacteria","latest":{"id":1205786,"timestamp":"2025-11-27T18:56:42Z"},"content_model":"wikitext","license":{"url":"https://www.appropedia.org/Appropedia:Copyrights","title":"CC-BY-SA-4.0"},"source":"[[File:Actinomyces israelii.jpg|thumb]]\n\n'''Actinobacteria''' is a group of bacteria that is found in soil and in freshwater.<ref name=\"wp\">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Actinobacteria</ref> They are primarily known for their role in soil, where they give soil its earthy smell. If actinobacteria are not present in soil, it will lack the earthy smell.\n\nActinobacteria are found deep beneath the roots of plants. They have a role in decomposing dead plant and animal material. As they do so, they liberate nutrients such as [[carbon]], [[nitrogen]] and [[Wikipedia:Ammonia|ammonia]], for use by living plants.\n\nThis group of bacteria can produce antibiotics, inhibiting the growth of bacteria and have a role in producing various agricultural and medical products.<ref name=\"wp\" />\n\n== Sources and citations ==\n\n== References ==\n\n<references />\n\n{{Page data\n| license = CC-BY-SA-3.0\n| keywords = Soil, Water, Bacteria\n}}\n\n[[Category:Soil]]\n[[Category:Water]]"}