Micromonospora
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 edit
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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.