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streptomyces

[ strep-tuh-mahy-seez ]
/ ˌstrɛp təˈmaɪ siz /
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noun, plural strep·to·my·ces.Bacteriology.
any of several aerobic bacteria of the genus Streptomyces, certain species of which produce antibiotics.
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Origin of streptomyces

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