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Definition of Spectinomycin
1. Noun. An antibiotic used to treat gonorrhea.
Definition of Spectinomycin
1. Noun. An aminocyclitol antibiotic produced by the bacterium ''Streptomyces spectabilis''. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Spectinomycin
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Medical Definition of Spectinomycin
1. Aminocyclitol antibiotic: acts on ribosome, but is bacteriostatic rather than bactericidal. This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Spectinomycin
Literary usage of Spectinomycin
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Code of Federal Regulations by Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Staff (2005)
"The spectinomycin dihydrochloride pentahydrate used in manufacturing the drug is
the antibiotic substance produced by the growth of Streptomyces ..."
2. Transposable Elements in Plants: Sponsored CRIS/ICAR Projects and Bibliography by Andrew Kalinski (1995)
"The Ds clement was located between either the 35S or the Nos promoter and a
chimeric spectinomycin resistance gene (which included a transit peptide), ..."
3. Biotechnology: Ti-Plasmids and Other Plan Vectors: Bibliography January 1993 by Raymond Dobert (1996)
"The Ds clement was located between either the 35S or the Nos promoter and a
chimeric spectinomycin resistance gene (which included a transit peptide), ..."
4. Biotechnology of Algae: A Bibliography by Virginia Stone (1992)
"Transformants selected on plates containing acetate as a reduced carbon source
and spectinomycin are unable to grow on minimal medium lacking acetate and ..."
5. Biotechnology: Gene Gun/Biolistic Technology: Bibliograhpy, January 1987 by Kim Guenther (1994)
"Expression of aadA confers resistance to spectinomycin and streptomycin. ...
Selection was for spectinomycin resistance after biolistic delivery of ..."
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