streptothricin
IPA: strɛptʌθrˈaɪsɪn
noun
- Any of various antimicrobial agents produced by Streptomyces bacteria.
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Examples of "streptothricin" in Sentences
- Chloromycetin and streptothricin.
- Further studies revealed that streptothricin was too toxic.
- In 1942 another antibiotic was detected and studied, called «streptothricin».
- During the streptothricin studies Dr. Waksman and his collaborators developed a series of test-methods, which turned out to be very useful in the isolation of streptomycin in
- He has isolated, together with his students and associates, a number of new antibiotics, including actinomycin (1940), clavacin, streptothricin (1942), streptomycin (1943), grisein
- These preliminary studies were completed in a relatively short time, thanks to the clear principles which had been set out previously by Dr. Waksman for the study of streptothricin.
- Encouraged by the discovery of streptothricin and stimulated by the triumphal development of penicillin treatment, the research team headed by Dr. Waksman continued their untiring search for new antibiotic-producing microbes.
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