streptomyces

strep·to·my·ces

noun \-ˈmī-ˌsēz\

Definition of STREPTOMYCES

1

capitalized : the type genus of the family Streptomycetaceae comprising mostly soil actinomycetes including some that form antibiotics as by-products of their metabolism

2

plural streptomyces : any bacterium of the genus Streptomyces