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{{Taxobox
| color = lightgrey
| name = Actinomycetales
| regnum = [[Bacterium|Bacteria]]
| phylum = [[Actinobacteria]]
| classis = [[Actinobacteria]]
| subclassis = [[Actinobacteridae]]
| ordo = '''Actinomycetales'''
| ordo_authority = Buchanan, 1917
| subdivision_ranks = Suborders
| subdivision =
* [[Actinomycetaceae]]
* [[Micrococcaceae]]
* [[Bogoriellaceae]]
* [[Rarobacteraceae]]
* [[Sanguibacteraceae]]
* [[Brevibacteriaceae]]
* [[Cellulomonadaceae]]
* [[Dermabacteraceae]]
* [[Dermatophilaceae]]
* [[Dermacoccaceae]]
* [[Intrasporangiaceae]]
* [[Jonesiaceae]]
* [[Microbacteriaceae]]
* [[Beutenbergiaceae]]
* [[Promicromonosporaceae]]
* [[Corynebacteriaceae]]
* [[Dietziaceae]]
* [[Gordoniaceae]]
* [[Mycobacteriaceae]]
* [[Nocardiaceae]]
* [[Tsukamurellaceae]]
* [[Williamsiaceae]]
* [[Micromonosporaceae]]
* [[Propionibacteriaceae]]
* [[Nocardioidaceae]]
* [[Pseudonocardiaceae]]
* [[Actinosynnemataceae]]
* [[Streptomycetaceae]]
* [[Streptosporangiaceae]]
* [[Nocardiopsaceae]]
* [[Thermomonosporaceae]]
* [[Frankiaceae]]
* [[Geodermatophilaceae]]
* [[Microsphaeraceae]]
* [[Sporichthyaceae]]
* [[Acidothermaceae]]
* [[Kineosporiaceae]]
* [[Glycomycetaceae]]
}}


'''Actinomycetales''' is an [[Scientific classification|order]] of [[Actinobacteria]]. They are very diverse and contain a variety of subdivisions as well as yet unclassified isolates. This is mainly because some genera are very difficult to classify because of a highly niche dependend phaenotype. For example [[Nocardia]] contains several species that are first believed to be distinct species before it was proven that their difference is purely depending on their growth conditions. 

==Classification difficult==
'''Actinomycetales''' are Gram positive, however several species have complex cell wall structures what makes the gram staining unsuitable. Examples: Mycobacteriaceae

==Pathogenic Familiae==
Several '''Actinomycetales''' are pathogen to humans or animals, plants or other cells. The most popular example of a human pathogen is the [[Mycobacterium tuberculosis]].

==Biotechnologically exploited Familiae==
Some species are used in industry and pharma-research because of their properties. [[Streptomycetaceae]] have an unique cell morphology, cell cycle and a variety of antibiotics they produce were essential for todays antibiotic discoveries. Corynebacteriaceae, especially Corynebacterium glutamicum is used in biotechnology for production.

==External links==
* [http://sn2000.taxonomy.nl/Main/Classification/111575.htm Actinomycetales]
* [http://expasy.org/cgi-bin/get-entries?OC=Actinomycetales List all proteins in SwissProt from Actinomycetales]

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