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streptomyces in British English (ˌstrɛptəʊˈmaɪsiːz) or streptomycete (ˌstrɛptəʊˈmaɪsiːt) noun biology any bacterium which is a member of the genus Streptomyces, which includes some species useful in the production of antibiotics streptomyces in American English (ˌstrɛptəˈmaɪˌsiz) nounWord forms: plural ˌstreptoˈmyˌces any of a genus (Streptomyces) of funguslike, chiefly soil bacteria: several species yield antibiotics Word origin ModL < Gr streptos, twisted < strephein, to turn (see strophe) + mykēs, fungus (see myco-) |