An antibiotic produced by a soil bacterium

• Used chiefly as an antiseptic in treating local infections produced by Gram-positive bacteria

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n. A heterogeneous combination of six antibiotic compounds.

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n. an antibiotic produced by a soil bacterium; used chiefly as an antiseptic in treating local infections produced by Gram-positive bacteria

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Gramicidin is a heterogeneous mixture of three antibiotic compounds, gramicidins A , B and C , making up 80%, 6%, and 14%, respectively, all of which are obtained from the soil bacterial species Bacillus brevis and called collectively gramicidin D . Gramicidin ...