polymyxin

English

Etymology

polymyxa +‎ -in, from Bacillus polymyxa, from which the antibiotic was isolated.

Noun

polymyxin (plural polymyxins)

Any of several toxic antibiotics, derived from the soil bacterium Bacillus polymyxa, used to treat infections by gram-negative bacteria

Hyponyms

polymyxin A
polymyxin B
polymyxin C
polymyxin D
polymyxin E / colistin

Translations

Translations

Japanese: ポリミキシン

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