lin·co·my·cin

(lĭng′kə-mī′sĭn)

An antibiotic, C₁₈H₃₄N₂O₆S, derived from the actinomycete Streptomyces lincolnensis, used intravenously in its hydrochloride form to treat certain penicillin-resistant infections.

[New Latin linco(lnēnsis), specific epithet (after Lincoln, Nebraska, where the bacterium was discovered in a soil sample) + -mycin.]

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lincomycin

(ˌlɪŋkəʊˈmaɪsɪn)

(Medicine) an antibiotic used as an alternative to penicillin

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lincomycin - antibiotic (trade name Lincocin) obtained from a streptomyces bacterium and used in the treatment of certain penicillin-resistant infections

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perfringens, the transposon-located tlSCpe8 nucleotidyltransferase, which is encoded by the tInuP resistance gene and spreads by plasmid conjugation, can inactivate lincomycin (32).

Determination of multidrug resistance mechanisms in Clostridium perfringens type A isolates using RNA sequencing and 2D-electrophoresis

Usually, the revised protocols used in-fed medication of sows (tilmicosin) and parenteral medication in piglets, utilizing tulathromycin alone or combined with ceftiofur, lincomycin and florfenicol (YESKE, 2009; ROTTO & CLABORN, 2009; BAUM et al., 2010).

Assessment of a segregated medicated early weaning protocol for elimination of Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae/ Avaliacao de um protocolo de desmame precoce segregado medicado para a eliminacao de Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae

minor 202, an ortholog encoding a major facilitator superfamily (MFS) transporter (LmrB) potentially associated with lincomycin resistance.

Comparative Genomics of the First and Complete Genome of "Actinobacillus porcitonsillarum" Supports the Novel Species Hypothesis

using lincomycin and triton X-100 was performed for production and release of LT toxin [17], and the supernatant of the culture media was tested by [alpha]-CtxB ELISA.

Development of IgY-Based Sandwich ELISA as a Robust Tool for Rapid Detection and Discrimination of Toxigenic Vibrio cholerae

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