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streptomyces

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strep·to·my·ces  (strpt-msz)
n. pl. streptomyces
Any of various actinomycetes of the genus Streptomyces, including several strains that produce antibiotics.
[New Latin Streptomycs, genus name : strepto- + Greek muks, fungus.]
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Noun1.streptomyces - aerobic bacteria (some of which produce the antibiotic streptomycin)
actinomycete - any bacteria (some of which are pathogenic for humans and animals) belonging to the order Actinomycetales
genus Streptomyces - type genus of the family Streptomycetaceae
Streptomyces erythreus - source of the antibiotic erythromycin
Streptomyces griseus - source of the antibiotic streptomycin
potato scab bacteria, Streptomyces scabies - cause of a potato disease characterized by brownish corky tissue
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