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Pyocyanin

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Py`o`cy´a`nin
n.1.(Physiol. Chem.) A blue coloring matter found in the pus from old sores, supposed to be formed through the agency of a species of bacterium (Bacillus pyocyaneus).
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Noun1.pyocyanin - a toxic blue crystalline antibiotic found in green pus
antibiotic, antibiotic drug - a chemical substance derivable from a mold or bacterium that can kill microorganisms and cure bacterial infections; "when antibiotics were first discovered they were called wonder drugs"
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A bacterial population that resembles Pseudomonas aeruginosa, for example, is often identified tentatively by a fruity odor and its production of a visible pyocyanin or pyorubin pigment.
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