Definition of Mycostatin

1. Noun. An antifungal and antibiotic (trade names Mycostatin and Nystan) discovered in New York State; derived from soil fungi actinomycetes.


Lexicographical Neighbors of Mycostatin

Mycoplasma conjunctivae subsp. ovis
Mycoplasma faucium
Mycoplasma gallisepticum
Mycoplasma granularum
Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae
Mycoplasma hyorhinis
Mycoplasma hyosynoviae
Mycoplasma laidlawii
Mycoplasma meleagridis
Mycoplasma neurolyticum
Mycoplasma orale
Mycoplasma pharyngis
Mycoplasma salivarium
Mycoplasma synoviae
Mycostatin (current term)
Mycroft Holmes
Mycrosporidia
Mycteria
Mycteria americana
Mycteroperca
Mycteroperca bonaci
Myctophidae
Myerscough
Myfanwy
Mykolaiv
Mykonos
Mylanta
Mylar
Myles

Literary usage of Mycostatin

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Journal of Comparative Pathology and Therapeutics (1888)
"Hartley broth containing 500 units penicillin, 500 [jg streptomycin and 500 units mycostatin. They were shaken and centrifuged at 2000 rpm for 10 minutes. ..."

2. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1883)
"... horse serum (10 percent), penicillin (200 unit/ml), streptomycin (200 mg/ml) (3), mycostatin (100 unit/ml) (3), and variable concentrations of potassium ..."

3. The Journal of Comparative Pathology and Therapeutics (1888)
"... in LA:YE medium (Franklin et al., 1957) containing i oo units each of penicillin sodium salt and streptomycin sulphate, plus 100 units of Mycostatin*. ..."

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