gramicidin (redirected from Gramicidin D)

gramicidin /gram·i·ci·din/ (gram?i-si´din) an antibacterial polypeptide produced by Bacillus brevis ; it is applied topically in infections due to susceptible gram-positive organisms.

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gram·i·ci·din (grm-sdn)

n.

An antibiotic produced by a Bacillis bacterium and used to treat certain gram-positive bacteria infections.

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gramicidin (gram´isī´din),

n an antibacterial agent generally used in conjunction with nystatin, a specific anticandidal agent, and neomycin, a complementary antibacterial agent, in the treatment of angular cheilosis.

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gramicidin

an antibacterial substance produced by the growth of Bacillus brevis, one of the two principal components of tyrothricin; called also gramicidin D. Gramicidin S is a closely related substance produced by a thermophilic strain of B. brevis.