cephamycin

cephamycin
cepha·my·cin .sef-ə-'mīs-ən n any of several beta-lactam antibiotics that are produced by various bacteria of the genus Streptomyces and are related to the cephalosporins

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ceph·a·my·cin (sef″ə-miґsin) any of a family of naturally occurring antibacterial antibiotics derived from various species of Streptomyces or produced semisynthetically, which are resistant to degradation by β-lactamase. Semisynthetic cephamycins, derived from cephamycin C, are generally classed as second-generation cephalosporins, but have greater activity against anaerobic bacteria.

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