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strep·to·my·ces
\ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈmīˌsēz\ noun
Etymology: New Latin, from strept- + -myces
1. capitalized : the type genus of Streptomycetaceae comprising numerous bacteria that produce chains of conidia from aerial hyphae and including some that form antibiotics as by-products of their metabolism — see potato scab, streptomycin
2. plural streptomyces \“\ or streptomyce·tes \-_mīˈsēd.ēz, -ētēz\ : any bacterium of the genus Streptomyces |