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spiramycin

Term · Agriculture and food · MLC-T-AGR-006022

A macrolide antibiotic produced by Streptomyces ambofaciens. The drug is effective against gram-positive aerobic pathogens, N. gonorrhoeae, and staphylococci. It is used to treat infections caused by bacteria and Toxoplasma gondii.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-AGR-006022
FieldAgriculture and food
SubjectResearch, Technology, Methods
ReferencesMedical Subject Headings 2011; NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary
See alsoleucomycins; antiprotozoal agents
TranslationsSpanish: espiramicina
Record as JSON
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  "id": "MLC-T-AGR-006022",
  "term": "spiramycin",
  "field": "Agriculture and food",
  "definition": "A macrolide antibiotic produced by Streptomyces ambofaciens. The drug is effective against gram-positive aerobic pathogens, N. gonorrhoeae, and staphylococci. It is used to treat infections caused by bacteria and Toxoplasma gondii.",
  "subject": "Research, Technology, Methods",
  "see_also": [
    "leucomycins",
    "antiprotozoal agents"
  ],
  "references": [
    "Medical Subject Headings 2011",
    "NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "es": "espiramicina"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/spiramycin/"
}

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