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bacitracin Biochem.|bæsɪˈtreɪsɪn|
[f. bacillus + Trac(y, the surname of Margaret Tracy, an American child in whom the substance was found in a wound: see -in1.]
An antibiotic obtained from organisms of the group Bacillus subtilis.
1945B. A. Johnson et al. in Science 12 Oct. 376/1 We named this growth-antagonistic strain for the patient, ‘Tracy I’. When cell-free filtrates of broth cultures of this bacillus proved to possess strong antibiotic activity and to be non-toxic, further study seemed warranted. We have called this active principle ‘Bacitracin’. 1949H. W. Florey et al. Antibiotics I. x. 465 There seems to be little doubt that bacitracin is a valuable agent..especially as it is active against some pencillin-resistant organisms. 1960A. E. Bender Dict. Nutrition 13/2 Bacitracin,..of use in brewing to control infection. 1961Brit. Med. Dict. 168/1 Bacitracin..is employed in ointment form for superficial skin diseases, and in lozenges for septic throat infections. |