streptomyces griseus

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   source of the antibiotic streptomycin

   Broaderstreptomyces

Questions about streptomyces griseus

What does streptomyces griseus mean?

streptomyces griseus means "source of the antibiotic streptomycin".

Is streptomyces griseus a common word?

streptomyces griseus is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.