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-mycin
An antibiotic compound derived from fungi.
Greek mukēs, mukēt‑, fungus or mushroom.
Examples include erythromycin (Greek eruthros, red), an antibiotic similar in its effects to penicillin; vancomycin, used against resistant strains of streptococcus and staphylococcus; and streptomycin, the first drug to be successful against tuberculosis.
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