ristocetin

ristocetin
An antibiotic produced by the fermentation of Amycolatopsis orientalis lurida, comprising two substances; r. A and r. B; it is useful against staphylococcic and enterococcic infections refractory to other antibiotics.

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ris·to·ce·tin .ris-tə-'sēt-ən n either of two antibiotics or a mixture of both produced by an actinomycete of the genus Nocardia (N. lurida)

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ris·to·ce·tin (ris″to-seґtin) an antibiotic substance produced by the fermentation of Nocardia lurida; formerly used in treatment of severe staphylococcal infections resistant to other antibiotics.

Medical dictionary. 2011.

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