Micromonospora

See also: micromonospora

Translingual

Etymology

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

Proper noun

Micromonospora

1. (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

• (genus):

Derived terms

• Micromonosporaceae
• Micromonosporales

References

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