(Encyclopedia) tetracyclinetetracyclinetĕˌtrəsīˈklēn [key], any of a group of antibiotics produced by bacteria of the genus Streptomyces. Effective against a wide range of Gram positive and Gram…
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(Encyclopedia) Persons or Parsons, RobertPersons or Parsons, Robertboth: pärˈsənz [key], 1546–1610, English Jesuit missionary. He left a fellowship at Balliol College, Oxford, and went to the…
(Encyclopedia) lincomycinlincomycinlĭngˌkōmīˈsĭn [key], antibiotic isolated from bacteria of the genus Streptomyces. Similar in activity to erythromycin, it is effective against most gram-positive…
(Encyclopedia) ampicillinampicillinămˌpĭsĭlˈĭn [key], a penicillin-type antibiotic that is effective against both gram-negative microorganisms and gram-positive microorganisms such as Escherichia…
(Encyclopedia) bacitracinbacitracinbăsˌĭtrāˈsĭn [key], antibiotic produced by a strain of the bacterial species Bacillus subtilis. It is widely used for topical therapy such as for skin and eye…
(Encyclopedia) weight, measure of the force of gravity on a body (see gravitation). Since the weights of different bodies at the same location are proportional to their masses, weight is often used…
(Encyclopedia) streptomycinstreptomycinstrĕpˌtōmīˈsĭn [key], antibiotic produced by soil bacteria of the genus Streptomyces and active against both gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria (see Gram'…
