Streptomyces Definition

strĕptə-mīsēz
noun
Any of a genus (Streptomyces) of funguslike, chiefly soil bacteria: several species yield antibiotics.
Webster's New World
pronoun

A taxonomic genus within the family Streptomycetaceae "” the streptomyces bacteria.

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Origin of Streptomyces

  • New Latin Streptomycēs genus name strepto– Greek mukēs fungus

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Ancient Greek στρεπτός (streptos, “twisted") +"Ž -myces

    From Wiktionary

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