noun
- a type of bacteria that forms branching filaments and produces many antibiotics
Usage: scientific
Examples
- Streptomycetes are found commonly in soil.
- Many important antibiotics are produced by streptomycetes.
- The researcher isolated a new streptomycete from forest soil.
- Streptomycin was first discovered in a streptomycete.
- These bacteria, called streptomycetes, have a distinctive earthy smell.
- The pharmaceutical company screens streptomycetes for new drug compounds.