| ACTINOMYCETE | • actinomycete n. Any of various filamentous or rod-shaped bacteria, of the order Actinomycetales, that resemble fungi… • ACTINOMYCETE n. a filamentous microorganism like both bacteria and fungi, also ACTINOMYCES. |
| ACTINOMYCINS | • actinomycins n. Plural of actinomycin. • ACTINOMYCIN n. any of various antibiotics isolated from soil bacteria. |
| ASCOMYCETOUS | • ascomycetous adj. (Mycology) Of or relating to the ascomycetes. • ASCOMYCETOUS adj. relating to ascomycete. |
| DISCOMYCETES | • Discomycetes prop.n. A former taxonomic class of ascomycete fungi, containing all of the cup, sponge, and brain fungi and some club fungi. • DISCOMYCETE n. one of a group of fungi with open apothecia. |
| ERYTHROMYCIN | • erythromycin n. (Pharmacology) A broad-spectrum macrolide antibiotic C37H67NO13 produced by an actinomycete Saccharopolyspora… • ERYTHROMYCIN n. a broad-spectrum antibiotic produced by an actinomycete and administered orally or topically. |
| MYXOMYCETOUS | • myxomycetous adj. Relating to the fungus class Myxomycetes. • MYXOMYCETOUS adj. of or like a myxomycete, a slime mould. |
| OLEANDOMYCIN | • oleandomycin n. (Pharmacology) A macrolide antibiotic produced by Streptomyces antibioticus. • OLEANDOMYCIN n. an antibiotic produced by a streptomyces. |
| PHYCOMYCETES | • phycomycetes n. Plural of phycomycete. • Phycomycetes prop.n. An obsolete taxon comprising certain fungi with non-septate hyphae. • PHYCOMYCETE n. a fungus resembling algae. |
| SCHIZOMYCETE | • SCHIZOMYCETE n. any microscopic organism of the class Schizomycetes. |
| STREPTOMYCES | • streptomyces n. Any of several bacteria, of the genus Streptomyces, found in soil, several of which produce antibiotics. • Streptomyces prop.n. A taxonomic genus within the family Streptomycetaceae – streptomyces bacteria. • STREPTOMYCES n. any of a genus of mostly soil streptomycetes, including some that form antibiotics. |
| STREPTOMYCIN | • streptomycin n. (Pharmacology) An aminoglycoside and bactericidal antibiotic C21H39N7O12 that is produced by a soil… • STREPTOMYCIN n. an antibiotic produced by the soil bacterium Streptomyces griseus, the first drug to be successful against tuberculosis. |
| ZYGOMYCETOUS | • zygomycetous adj. Of or relating to the zygomycetes. • ZYGOMYCETOUS adj. of or like a zygomycete, one of a group of fungi marked by the production of zygospores. |