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nounan antibiotic produced by the actinomycete Streptomyces griseus and used to treat tuberculosistype of:
Definition that contains streptomycin
- streptomyces aerobic bacteria (some of which produce the antibiotic streptomycin)
- streptomyces griseus source of the antibiotic streptomycin
- dihydrostreptomycin antibiotic consisting of a hydrogenated form of streptomycin; used against tuberculosis and tularemia and Gram-negative organisms