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

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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 histolyticus
bacillus licheniformis
bacillus megaterium
bacillus phages
Bacillus piliformis
Bacillus polymyxa
bacillus popilliae
Bacillus pumilus ribonuclease
Bacillus sphaericus
bacillus stearothermophilus
bacillus subtilis
Bacillus subtilis
Bacillus thuringiensis
bacilysin synthetase
bacitracin (current term)
bacitracin (current term)
bacitracins
bacitracin synthetase
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back(a)
back-action plugger
back-blast
back-channel
back-formation
back-geared
back-knee
back-number
back-pressure renal atrophy
back-to-back

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