streptomycete
/ˌstreptəʊˈmaɪsiːt/noun
(pl. streptomycetes)
1- a bacterium which occurs chiefly in soil as aerobic saprophytes resembling moulds, several of which are important sources of antibiotics链霉菌。
1.1
- Streptomyces and related genera, order Actinomycetales; Gram-positive filaments forming chains of spores.链霉菌和相关属, 放线菌目; 格兰氏阳性丝状菌形成的孢子链。
词源
1950s: Anglicized singular of modern Latin Streptomyces, from STREPTO- 'twisted' + Greek mukēs, mukēt- 'fungus'.