streptomycete

streptomycete
A term used to refer to a member of the genus Streptomyces; it is sometimes improperly used to refer to any member of the family Streptomycetaceae.

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strep·to·my·cete -'mī-.sēt, -.mī-'sēt n any actinomycete (as a streptomyces) of the family Streptomycetaceae

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