GENUS STREPTOMYCES

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does genus Streptomyces mean? 

• GENUS STREPTOMYCES (noun)
  The noun GENUS STREPTOMYCES has 1 sense:

1. type genus of the family Streptomycetaceae

  Familiarity information: GENUS STREPTOMYCES used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• GENUS STREPTOMYCES (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Type genus of the family Streptomycetaceae

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("genus Streptomyces" is a kind of...):

bacteria genus (a genus of bacteria)

Meronyms (members of "genus Streptomyces"):

streptomyces (aerobic bacteria (some of which produce the antibiotic streptomycin))

Holonyms ("genus Streptomyces" is a member of...):

family Streptomycetaceae; Streptomycetaceae (higher bacteria typically aerobic soil saprophytes)

 Context examples 

A chromopeptide antineoplastic antibiotic isolated from the bacterial genus Streptomyces.

(Actinomycin Antineoplastic Antibiotic, NCI Thesaurus)

An L-glutamine diazo analogue amino acid antibiotic isolated from a species of the bacterial genus Streptomyces with potential antineoplastic activity.

(Diazooxonorleucine, NCI Thesaurus)

A natural analogue of actinomycin, a chromopeptide antineoplastic antibiotic isolated from the bacterial genus Streptomyces.

(Actinomycin C2, NCI Thesaurus)

An antineoplastic antibiotic of macrocyclic benzoquinone isolated from the bacterial genus Streptomyces.

(Ansamycin Antineoplastic Antibiotic, NCI Thesaurus)