Genomes on-line search
http://www.genomesonline.org/bin/search.cgi
This page can be used to search for the latest genomic information on Actinomyces , Arthrobacter, Corynebacterium, Frankia, Micrococcus, Micromonospora, Mycobacterium, Nocardia, Propionobacterium, Streptomyces , and other Actinobacterial genera. Because of the useful secondary metabolites made by Actinobacteria, genome sequencing has been widespread; for example there are currently 13 public genome projects for Streptomyces sp.
Why sequence Actinobacteria?
http://www.jgi.doe.gov/sequencing/why/CSP2007/actinobacteria.html
This webpage discusses the virtues of Actinobacteria, particularly the two strains that have been sequenced under this project; Arthrobacter chlorophenolicus and Micrococcus luteus .
Review on genomics of Actinobacteria
http://mmbr.asm.org/cgi/reprint/71/3/495
This is a weblink to an excellent review on the genomics of Actinobacteria.
ExPASy: Actinobacterial proteins
http://ca.expasy.org/cgi-bin/get-entries?OC=Actinobacteria
The ExPASy website specializes in information on proteins. The link above provides entry to the known or deduced Actinobacterial proteins; currently 14,893 are listed.
Actinobacteria: Links
http://www.infochembio.ethz.ch/links/en/mikrobio_eubakterien_actinobact.html
This webpage provides a list of links to information on, and pictures of, Actinobacteria.
Tree of Life project: Actinobacteria
http://tolweb.org/Actinobacteria/59583
This website is part of the tree of life project. It serves to illustrate the taxonomic relationships of Actinobacteria to taxonomic categories that are more or less inclusive.
NCBI taxonomy browser: Actinobacteria
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/Taxonomy/Browser/wwwtax.cgi?mode=Undef&id=201174&lvl=3&lin=f&keep=1&srchmode=1&unlock
This website provides information on thousands of bacterial strains that fall into the class Actinobacteria. Users can obtain links to sequences, publications, and even genomes if they are available.
Authors using keyword Actinobacteria
http://www.authoratory.com/keywords/D039903.htm
This webpage provides a linked list to authors who have published on Actinobacteria.
Twisted bacteria: Blog
http://twistedbacteria.blogspot.com/2007/06/actinomycetes-and-actinobacteria.html
This website leads a discussion on Actinobacteria, with a focus on their biology and natural products.
High G+C gram positive bacteria
http://www.bact.wisc.edu/Microtextbook/index.php?name=Sections&req=viewarticle&artid=106&allpages=1&theme=Printer
This webpage provides an excellent primer on the biology and taxonomy of the Actinobacteria.
PCR for selection of high G+C bacteria
http://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/saj/16/1/16_1/_article
This web article describes a method, derived from genome sequence information, that allows specific amplification of Actinobacteria DNA. This can then be used to select for Actinobacteria.
Comparative whole genome analysis of Corynebacterium
http://www.springerlink.com/content/q838n44541243x23/
This page links to a web article on comparative genomics within the Actinobacterial genus Corynebacterium .
Streptomyces on wikipedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Streptomyces
This page provides a good overview, and links to further information, on the genus Streptomyces. Streptomyces are prominent organisms in society because many of the natural product antibiotics and some anti-tumor agents, derive from members of this genus.
Actinobacteria on wikipedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Actinobacteria
This page contains somewhat limited information but provides a linked list to major Actinobacterial genera that provide more extensive information.
Nocardia farcinica genome project
http://nocardia.nih.go.jp/
This page is an excellent web portal to genome sequences and general information on Nocardia farcinica .
Micromonospora on wikipedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Micromonospora
This page provides a good overview on Micromonospora ; a number of species of this genera are known to produce antibiotics.
Propionobacterium on microbewiki
http://microbewiki.kenyon.edu/index.php/Propionibacterium
This microbe wiki provides excellent information on Propionobacterim. Most of the focus has been on P. acnes that is a causative agent of acne in humans.