polymyxin
/ˌpɒlɪˈmɪksɪn/noun
1- Medicine any of a group of polypeptide antibiotics that are active chiefly against Gram-negative bacteria【医】多黏菌素。
1.1
- Polymyxins are obtained from soil bacteria of the genus Bacillus, in particular B. polymyxa.多黏菌素取自芽孢杆菌属土壤细菌, 尤指多黏芽孢杆菌。
词源
1940s: from modern Latin polymyxa, from Greek polu- 'much' + muxa 'slime' + -IN1.