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streptomyces

streptomyces noun: any of several bacteria, of the genus Streptomyces, found in soil, several of which produce antibiotics.

Noun

streptomyces (uncountable)

  1. Any of several bacteria, of the genus Streptomyces, found in soil, several of which produce antibiotics.

Origin of streptomyces

From the genus name.

Questions about streptomyces

What does streptomyces mean?
Streptomyces means any of several bacteria, of the genus Streptomyces, found in soil, several of which produce antibiotics.
What part of speech is streptomyces?
Streptomyces is a noun.

Words near streptomyces in the dictionary

  1. streptolydigin
  2. streptolysin
  3. streptolysins
  4. streptolysis
  5. streptomonomicin
  6. streptomyces
  7. streptomycete
  8. streptomycetes
  9. streptomycin
  10. streptomycine
  11. streptomycins

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