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Actinomycete vs Erythromycin - What's the difference?

actinomycete | erythromycin |

As nouns the difference between actinomycete and erythromycin

is that actinomycete is any of various filamentous or rod-shaped bacteria, of the order actinomycetales, that resemble fungi some actinomycetes are pathogens and some are sources of antibiotics while erythromycin is any of a class of macrolide antibiotics produced by an actinomycete of the genus streptomyces .

actinomycete

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • Any of various filamentous or rod-shaped bacteria, of the order Actinomycetales, that resemble fungi. Some actinomycetes are pathogens and some are sources of antibiotics.

    • erythromycin

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia erythromycin) (en noun)
  • Any of a class of macrolide antibiotics produced by an actinomycete of the genus Streptomyces