Definition of Bacitracin

1. Noun. A polypeptide antibiotic of known chemical structure effective against several types of Gram-positive organisms; usually applied locally.

Generic synonyms: Antibiotic, Antibiotic Drug

Definition of Bacitracin

1. Noun. A nonprescription antibiotic, usually provided in topical ointment form and discovered as a product of the bacterium ''Bacillus subtilis''. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Bacitracin

1. [n -S]

Medical Definition of Bacitracin

1. Branched cyclic peptides produced by strains of Bacillus licheniformis. Interfere with murein (peptidoglycan) synthesis in gram-positive bacteria. This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Bacitracin

bacillus
bacillus Calmette-Guerin vaccine
bacillus amyloliquifaciens
bacillus anthracis
bacillus cereus
bacillus licheniformis
bacillus megaterium
bacillus phages
bacillus popilliae
bacillus stearothermophilus
bacillus subtilis
bacilysin
bacilysin synthetase
bacinet
bacinets
bacitracin (current term)
bacitracin synthetase
bacitracins
back(a)
back-
back-action plugger
back-alley
back-and-forth
back-and-forths
back-bench
back-bit

Literary usage of Bacitracin

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

1. Code of Federal Regulations, Title 21, Food and Drugs, PT. 500-599, Revised by Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Staff (2005)
"bacitracin (as bacitracin methylene For broiler and fryer chickens: As an ... bacitracin (as bacitracin zinc) 4 to 30. itis caused or complicated by ..."

2. Proceedings of the Society for Experimental Biology and Medicine (1903)
"In Group II (b) (slow processing), blood was drawn without bacitracin and centrifuged at 2500 rpm for twenty minutes at 4°. The plasma was aspirated and ..."

3. Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of English Usage by Inc. Merriam-Webster (1994)
"1938 . . . the diseases which presently afflict the South — Saturday Rev., 28 Dec. 1940 When the presently available bacitracin is used — JAMA, 1 2 Mar. ..."

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