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- noun medicine A
cyclic oligopeptide antibiotic , derived from several strains ofStreptomyces bacteria
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Researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology have identified the genetic machinery responsible for synthesizing thiostrepton, a powerful antibiotic produced by certain bacteria.
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