Streptomyces
WordNet
noun
(1) Aerobic bacteria (some of which produce the antibiotic streptomycin)
WiktionaryText
Etymology
From + .
Proper noun
Streptomyces
Hyponyms
- Streptomyces aureofaciens
- Streptomyces coelicolor
- Streptomyces erythreus
- Streptomyces griseus
- Streptomyces hygroscopicus
- Streptomyces kanamyceticus
- Streptomyces rimosus
- Streptomyces venezuelae
- Streptomyces verticillus