Volume 25, Number 3—March 2019
Etymologia
Etymologia: Streptomycin
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Figure. Slide culture of a Streptomyces sp. bacteria, which produces the antibiotic streptomycin. Note the branching filamentous hyphae, abundant aerial mycelia, and long chains of small spores. Image: CDC/Dr. David Berd
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