e-mycin Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun an antibiotic (trade name Erythrocin or E-Mycin or Ethril or Ilosone or Pediamycin) obtained from the actinomycete Streptomyces erythreus; effective against many Gram-positive bacteria and some Gram-negative
    Ilosone; Erythrocin; Ethril; erythromycin; Pediamycin.

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