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Streptomyces

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Noun

1. streptomyces

aerobic bacteria (some of which produce the antibiotic streptomycin)

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Streptomyces

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noun
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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Streptomyces

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nounWord forms: plural ˌstreptoˈmyˌces
any of a genus (Streptomyces) of funguslike, chiefly soil bacteria: several species yield antibiotics

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Streptomyces

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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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