STREPTOMYCES


Meaning of STREPTOMYCES in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ -ˈmī-ˌsēz ]

noun

( plural streptomyces )

Etymology: New Latin, from strepto- + Greek mykēs fungus — more at myc-

Date: 1944

: any of a genus ( Streptomyces ) of mostly soil streptomycetes including some that form antibiotics as by-products of their metabolism

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