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Definition of Streptomyces
1. Noun. Aerobic bacteria (some of which produce the antibiotic streptomycin).
Generic synonyms: Actinomycete
Group relationships: Genus Streptomyces
Specialized synonyms: Streptomyces Erythreus, Streptomyces Griseus, Potato Scab Bacteria, Streptomyces Scabies
Group relationships: Genus Streptomyces
Specialized synonyms: Streptomyces Erythreus, Streptomyces Griseus, Potato Scab Bacteria, Streptomyces Scabies
Definition of Streptomyces
1. Noun. any of several bacteria, of the genus ''Streptomyces'', found in soil; several of them produce antibiotics ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Streptomyces
1. [n STREPTOMYCES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Streptomyces
Literary usage of Streptomyces
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Biotechnology: Plant Nutrition: A Bibliography, January 1988-April 1993 by Janet Saunders (1994)
"These colonies resembled streptomyces in their morphology and fixed ...
They contained both the parent streptomyces DNA sequences and the Frankia DNA ..."