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streptomyces

[ strep-tuh-mahy-seez ]
/ ˌstrɛp təˈmaɪ siz /

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

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

Words nearby streptomyces

streptococcus viridans, streptodornase, streptokinase, streptokinase-streptodornase, streptolysin, streptomyces, streptomycin, streptonigrin, streptosepticemia, streptothricin, streptozocin

Origin of streptomyces

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

Streptomyces
[ strĕp′tə-mī′sēz ]

n.

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