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strep·to·my·ces
(strĕp′tə-mī′sēz)n. pl. streptomyces
Any of various actinomycetes of the genus Streptomyces, found chiefly in soil and including several species that produce antibiotics.
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streptomyces
(ˌstrɛptəʊˈmaɪsiːz) orstreptomycete
n
(Biology) biology any bacterium which is a member of the genus Streptomyces, which includes some species useful in the production of antibiotics
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strep•to•my•ces
(ˌstrɛp təˈmaɪ siz)n., pl. -ces.
any of several aerobic bacteria of the genus Streptomyces, certain species of which produce antibiotics.
[< New Latin (1943), = strepto- + Greek mýkēs fungus]
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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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