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Aerobic bacteria (some of which produce the antibiotic streptomycin)
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streptomyces
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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 ...
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n. aerobic bacteria (some of which produce the antibiotic streptomycin)
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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.