polymyxin
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polymyxa + -in, from Bacillus polymyxa, from which the antibiotic was isolated.
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polymyxin (plural polymyxins)
- Any of several toxic antibiotics, derived from the soil bacterium Bacillus polymyxa, used to treat infections by gram-negative bacteria
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