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bactin

bactin noun: a type of siderophore produced by certain bacteria, such as those in the genus Rhodococcus.

Noun

bactin (plural bactins)

  1. A type of siderophore produced by certain bacteria, such as those in the genus Rhodococcus.

Forms of bactin

pluralbactins

Words formed from bactin

Questions about bactin

What does bactin mean?
Bactin means a type of siderophore produced by certain bacteria, such as those in the genus Rhodococcus.
What part of speech is bactin?
Bactin is a noun.
What is the plural of bactin?
The plural of bactin is bactins.

Words near bactin in the dictionary

  1. bacteroidetes
  2. bacteroids
  3. bacteruria
  4. bacterurias
  5. bacteræmia
  6. bactin
  7. bactivorous
  8. bactoagar
  9. bactobolin
  10. bactobolins
  11. bactofection

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