virginiamycin

{
  "id": "MLC-T-AGR-006712",
  "term": "virginiamycin",
  "field": "Agriculture and food",
  "definition": "A cyclic polypeptide antibiotic complex from Streptomyces virginiae, S. loidensis, S. mitakaensis, S. pristina-spiralis, S. ostreogriseus, and others. It consists of 2 major components, virginiamycin factor M1 and virginiamycin factor S1. It is used to treat infections with gram-positive organisms and as a growth promoter in cattle, swine, and poultry.",
  "subject": "Research, Technology, Methods",
  "see_also": [
    "peptide antibiotics",
    "cyclic peptides"
  ],
  "references": [
    "Medical Subject Headings 2011",
    "NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "es": "virginiamicina"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/virginiamycin/"
}