streptothricin

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strep·to·thri·cin

(strĕp′tə-thrī′sĭn, -thrĭs′ĭn)

Any of a group of antibiotics produced by an actinomycete (Streptomyces lavendulae) and active against both gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria and some fungi.

[New Latin Streptothrix, Streptothric-, former genus name of the actinomycete producing it (strepto- + Greek thrix, trikh-, hair) + -in.]

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streptothricin

(ˌstrɛptəʊˈθraɪsɪn)

(Pharmacology) an antibiotic active against bacteria and some fungi, produced by the bacterium Streptomyces lavendulae

[from Streptothrix, genus name of bacteria (from strepto- + Greek thrix hair + -in)]

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streptothricin - a basic antibiotic derived from a soil actinomycete

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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Aarestrup (2000) reported that resistance to streptothricin antibiotics has been described in Gram-negative bacteria as a result of using nourseothricin as an antimicrobial feed promoter in industrial animal farms in Germany.