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Answer for the clue "Aerobic bacteria (some of which produce the antibiotic streptomycin) ", 12 letters:
streptomyces

Word definitions for streptomyces in dictionaries

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. aerobic bacteria (some of which produce the antibiotic streptomycin)

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
Streptomyces is the largest genus of Actinobacteria and the type genus of the family Streptomycetaceae . Over 500 species of Streptomyces bacteria have been described. As with the other Actinobacteria, streptomycetes are Gram-positive , and have genomes ...

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. Any of several bacteria, of the genus ''Streptomyces'', found in soil, several of which produce antibiotics.

Usage examples of streptomyces.

And Streptomyces bacteria produce a host of antibiotics, including streptomycin, tetracycline, neomycin, chloramphenicol, and erythromycin.