SINCE 1828
kasugamycin
noun
ka·su·ga·my·cin
| \kä-ˌsü-gə-ˈmīs-ᵊn
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Medical Definition of kasugamycin
: an aminoglycoside antibiotic produced by a bacterium of the genus Streptomyces (S. kasugaensis)
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