Associations to the word «Streptomyces»

Wiktionary

STREPTOMYCES, proper noun. A taxonomic genus within the family Streptomycetaceae   — the streptomyces bacteria.
STREPTOMYCES, noun. Any of several bacteria, of the genus Streptomyces, found in soil, several of which produce antibiotics.
STREPTOMYCES FRADIAE, proper noun. A taxonomic species within the family Streptomycetaceae   — a bacteria which is the origin of the antibiotic neomycin.
STREPTOMYCES GRISEOCHROMOGENES, proper noun. A taxonomic species within the family Streptomycetaceae.
STREPTOMYCES HYGROSCOPICUS, proper noun. A taxonomic species within the family Streptomycetaceae   — an organism whose cultures produce useful chemical agents.

Dictionary definition

STREPTOMYCES, noun. Aerobic bacteria (some of which produce the antibiotic streptomycin).

Wise words

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