One million to 20 million in one gram of soil
Actinomycetes are microscopic bacteria that look, and sometimes behave like, fungi. They produce long, spider web-like strands throughout decomposing organic materials.
Actinomycetes are particularly useful because they break down hard organic materials like newspaper, tree bark and woody stems.
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