Translingual

Proper noun

Streptomyces m

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Streptomycetaceae – the streptomyces bacteria.

Hyponyms

• Streptomyces aureofaciens
• Streptomyces coelicolor
• Streptomyces erythreus
• Streptomyces griseus
• Streptomyces hygroscopicus
• Streptomyces kanamyceticus
• Streptomyces rimosus
• Streptomyces venezuelae
• Streptomyces verticillus

English

Noun

streptomyces ‎(uncountable)

1. Any of several bacteria, of the genus Streptomyces, found in soil, several of which produce antibiotics.

See also

• actinomycin
• streptomycin