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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Any of various actinomycetes of the genus Streptomyces, found chiefly in soil and including several species that produce antibiotics.
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- noun Any of several
bacteria , of thegenus Streptomyces , found insoil , several of which produceantibiotics .
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- noun aerobic bacteria (some of which produce the antibiotic streptomycin)
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Individually, lankacidin and lankamycin, two antibiotics produced naturally by the microbe streptomyces, are marginally effective in warding off pathogens.
Gaea Times (by Simple Thoughts) Breaking News and incisive views 24/7 2010
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Individually, lankacidin and lankamycin, two antibiotics produced naturally by the microbe streptomyces, are marginally effective in warding off pathogens.
Gaea Times (by Simple Thoughts) Breaking News and incisive views 24/7 2010
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Individually, lankacidin and lankamycin, two antibiotics produced naturally by the microbe streptomyces, are marginally effective in warding off pathogens, says Alexander Mankin, professor and associate director of the UIC Center for Pharmaceutical Biotechnology and lead investigator of the portion of the study conducted at UIC.
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When researchers realized that streptomyces also manufactures lankamycin, they became curious whether the two drugs might help each other.
Gaea Times (by Simple Thoughts) Breaking News and incisive views 24/7 2010
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However, when researchers realized that streptomyces also manufactures lankamycin, they became curious whether the two drugs might help each other.
innovations-report 2010
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However, when researchers realized that streptomyces also manufactures lankamycin, they became curious whether the two drugs might help each other.
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Individually, lankacidin and lankamycin, two antibiotics produced naturally by the microbe streptomyces, are marginally effective in warding off pathogens, says Alexander Mankin, professor and associate director of the UIC Center for Pharmaceutical Biotechnology and lead investigator of the portion of the study conducted at UIC.
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2010
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The grain used to make the fermented gruel contained the soil bacteria streptomyces, which produces tetracycline.
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However, when researchers realized that streptomyces also manufactures lankamycin, they became curious whether the two drugs might help each other.
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2010
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Individually, lankacidin and lankamycin, two antibiotics produced naturally by the microbe streptomyces, are marginally effective in warding off pathogens, says Alexander Mankin, professor and associate director of the UIC Center for Pharmaceutical Biotechnology and lead investigator of the portion of the study conducted at UIC.
innovations-report 2010
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