Micromonospora
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See also: micromonospora
Translingual
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From micro- + mono- + Ancient Greek σπορά (sporá, “seed, offspring”).
Proper noun
[edit]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
[edit]- (genus): Prokaryota – superkingdom; Bacteria – kingdom; Posibacteria – subkingdom; Actinobacteria – phylum; Actinobacteria - class; Micromonosporales - order; Micromonosporaceae - family
Hyponyms
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Derived terms
[edit]References
[edit]- Micromonospora at National Center for Biotechnology Information
- “Micromonospora”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.