English noun: streptomyces | |||
1. | streptomyces (animal) aerobic bacteria (some of which produce the antibiotic streptomycin) | ||
Broader (hypernym) | actinomycete | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | potato scab bacteria, Streptomyces erythreus, Streptomyces griseus, Streptomyces scabies | ||
Member meronym | genus Streptomyces | ||