streptomyces

[strep-tuh-mahy-seez]

noun, plural strep·to·my·ces. Bacteriology.

any of several aerobic bacteria of the genus Streptomyces, certain species of which produce antibiotics.

Origin of streptomyces

< New Latin (1943), equivalent to strepto- strepto- + Greek mýkēs mushroom, fungus

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streptomyces in Medicine

(strĕp′tə-mī′sēz)

A genus of actinomycetes that are chiefly saprophytic soil forms, including several strains that produce antibiotics.