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Actinomycete vs Viomycin - What's the difference?

actinomycete | viomycin |

As nouns the difference between actinomycete and viomycin

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 viomycin is (medicine) an antibiotic, of complex structure, derived from the actinomycete streptomyces puniceus .

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.

    • viomycin

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia viomycin) (-)
  • (medicine) An antibiotic, of complex structure, derived from the actinomycete Streptomyces puniceus