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Translingual
Etymology
From Ancient Greek στρεπτός (streptós, “twisted”) + -myces.
Proper noun
Streptomyces m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Streptomycetaceae – streptomyces bacteria.
Hypernyms
Hyponyms
- (genus): Streptomyces albus - type species; Streptomyces antibioticus, Streptomyces avidinii, Streptomyces aureofaciens, Streptomyces candidus, Streptomyces cinnamonensis, Streptomyces coelicolor, Streptomyces diastaticus, Streptomyces erythraeus, Streptomyces fradiae, Streptomyces griseochromogenes, Streptomyces griseoviridis, Streptomyces griseus, Streptomyces hygroscopicus, Streptomyces kanamyceticus, Streptomyces lavendulae, Streptomyces lincolnensis, Streptomyces lomondensis, Streptomyces mangrovisoli, Streptomyces mobaraensis, Streptomyces nitrosporeus, Streptomyces noursei, Streptomyces platensis, Streptomyces puniceus, Streptomyces rimosus, Streptomyces venezuelae, Streptomyces verticillatus, Streptomyces verticillus, Streptomyces viridochromogenes - selected other species
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