streptomycete

streptomycete
[ˌstrɛptə(ʊ)ˈmʌɪsiːt]
(pl. streptomycetes -ˈmʌɪsiːts, -mʌɪˈsiːtiːz)
  1. a bacterium which occurs chiefly in soil as aerobic saprophytes resembling moulds, several of which are important sources of antibiotics
    链霉菌
  2. Streptomyces and related genera, order Actinomycetales; Gram-positive filaments forming chains of spores
    链霉菌和相关属,放线菌目;格兰氏阳性丝状菌形成的孢子链
语源
  1. 1950s: Anglicized singular of modern Latin Streptomyces, from strepto- 'twisted' + Greek mukēs, mukēt- 'fungus'
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