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A basic polypeptide antibiotic (trade name Viocin) administered intramuscularly (along with other drugs) in the treatment of tuberculosis
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viomycin
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Viomycin is a member of the tuberactinomycin family, a group of nonribosomal peptide antibiotics exhibiting anti- tuberculosis properties. The tuberactinomycin family is an essential component in the drug cocktail currently used to fight infections of Mycobacterium ...
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n. a basic polypeptide antibiotic (trade name Viocin) administered intramuscularly (along with other drugs) in the treatment of tuberculosis [syn: Viocin ]
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n. (context medicine English) An antibiotic, of complex structure, derived from the actinomycete ''Streptomyces puniceus''.