chlortetracycline hydrochloride


chlortetracycline hydrochloride

(klawr″tĕt-ră-sī′klēn) A golden-colored, broad-spectrum antibiotic isolated from a strain of Streptomyces aureofaciens. It inhibits growth of or destroys some strains of streptococci, staphylococci, pneumococci, rickettsiae.