| ACTINOMYCES | • actinomyces n. A bacterium (species) of the genus Actinomyces. • Actinomyces prop.n. A taxonomic genus within the family Actinomycetaceae – filamentous or rod-shaped bacteria that includes… • ACTINOMYCES n. a filamentous microorganism like both bacteria and fungi, also ACTINOMYCETE. |
| ACTINOMYCIN | • actinomycin n. (Biochemistry, pharmacology) Any of a class of toxic polypeptide antibiotics found in soil bacteria… • ACTINOMYCIN n. any of various antibiotics isolated from soil bacteria. |
| ASCOMYCETES | • ascomycetes n. Plural of ascomycete. • Ascomycetes prop.n. Former name of Ascomycota, division of Fungi. • ASCOMYCETE n. one of the main divisions of the Fungi. |
| DAUNOMYCINS | • daunomycins n. Plural of daunomycin. • DAUNOMYCIN n. an antibiotic used in treatment of leukaemia. |
| DISCOMYCETE | • DISCOMYCETE n. one of a group of fungi with open apothecia. |
| LINCOMYCINS | • lincomycins n. Plural of lincomycin. • LINCOMYCIN n. an antibiotic used for streptococcal infections. |
| MYXOMYCETES | • myxomycetes n. Plural of myxomycete. • Myxomycetes prop.n. A taxonomic class within the phylum Amoebozoa – Myxogastrea. • MYXOMYCETE n. slime mould. |
| PHYCOMYCETE | • phycomycete n. A member of the obsolete class Phycomycetes, now considered a group of fungi in multiple, unrelated classes. • PHYCOMYCETE n. a fungus resembling algae. |
| PROMYCELIAL | • PROMYCELIAL adj. like a promycelium, a short germ-tube put out by some fungal spores. |
| PROMYCELIUM | • promycelium n. The basidium of a rust fungus, a club-shaped structure bearing sporidia. • PROMYCELIUM n. a short germ-tube put out by some fungal spores. |
| VANCOMYCINS | • VANCOMYCIN n. an antibiotic drug obtained from the bacterium Streptomyces orientalis, used against bacteria that are resistant to other antibiotics. |
| ZYGOMYCETES | • zygomycetes n. Plural of zygomycete. • ZYGOMYCETE n. one of a group of fungi marked by the production of zygospores. |