Micromonospora

See also: micromonospora

Translingual

Etymology

From micro- +‎ mono- +‎ Ancient Greek σπορά (sporá, “seed, offspring”).

Proper noun

Micromonospora

(bacteriology) A taxonomic genus within the family Micromonosporaceae – actinomycetes that have well-developed, branching, septate mycelia bearing single spores that are sessile or on short or long sporophores and that include several antibiotic-producing forms (as Micromonospora echinospora, the source of gentamicin).

Hypernyms

(genus): Prokaryota - superkingdom; Bacteria - kingdom; Posibacteria - subkingdom; Actinobacteria - phylum; Actinobacteria - class; Micromonosporales - order; Micromonosporaceae - family

Hyponyms

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Derived terms

References

Micromonospora at National Center for Biotechnology Information
“Micromonospora”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.

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