Streptomyces

Streptomyces /Strep·to·my·ces/ (strep?to-mi´sez) a genus of bacteria (order Actinomycetales), usually soil forms, but occasionally parasitic on plants and animals, and notable as the source of various antibiotics, e.g., the tetracyclines. S. somalien´sis is a cause of mycetoma.

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Strep·to·my·ces (strpt-msz)

n.

A genus of actinomycetes that are chiefly saprophytic soil forms, including several strains that produce antibiotics.

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Streptomyces

a genus of nonpathogenic soil bacteria, but occasionally parasitic on plants and animals. Notable as the source of various antibiotics, e.g. the tetracyclines, erythromycin (S. erythreus), lincomycin (S. lincolnensis), tylosin (S. fradiae), rifampin (S. mediterranei), amphotericin B (S. nodosus) and monensin (S. cinnamonensis).