strep·to·my·ces (str p t -m  s z)n. pl. streptomyces Any of various actinomycetes of the genus Streptomyces, including several strains that produce antibiotics. |
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| Noun | 1. | 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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