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• actinomycin go
  any of various red antibiotics isolated from soil bacteria
  
• amphotericin go
  an antibiotic and antifungal agent
  
• antimycin go
  a crystalline antibiotic active against various fungi
  
• antineoplastic antibiotic go
  an antibiotic drug used as an antineoplastic in chemotherapy
  
• aztreonam, Azactam go
  an antibiotic (trade name Azactam) used against severe infections
  
• bacitracin go
  a polypeptide antibiotic of known chemical structure effective against several types of Gram-positive organisms
  
• carbomycin go
  a colorless basic antibiotic that inhibits the growth of Gram-positive organisms
  
• cephaloglycin, Kafocin go
  antibiotic related to cephalosporin but no longer in common use
  
• cephaloridine go
  a broad spectrum semisynthetic antibiotic produced by modifying cephalosporin
  
• cephalosporin, Mefoxin go
  one of several broad spectrum antibiotic substances obtained from fungi and related to penicillin (trade names Mefoxin)
  
• chloramphenicol, Chloromycetin go
  an oral antibiotic (trade name Chloromycetin) used to treat serious infections (especially typhoid fever)
  
• chlortetracycline, Aureomycin go
  a yellow crystalline antibiotic (trade name Aureomycin) used to treat certain bacterial and rickettsial diseases
  
• ciprofloxacin, Cipro go
  an oral antibiotic (trade name Cipro) used against serious bacterial infections of the skin or respiratory tract or urinary tract or bones or joints
  
• cycloserine go
  an antibiotic that is especially active against the tubercle bacillus
  
• dihydrostreptomycin go
  antibiotic consisting of a hydrogenated form of streptomycin
  
• doxorubicin go
  an antibiotic used as an anticancer drug
  
• doxycycline, Vibramycin go
  an antibiotic derived from tetracycline that is effective against many infections
  
• erythromycin, Erythrocin, E-Mycin, Ethril, Ilosone, Pediamycin go
  an antibiotic (trade name Erythrocin or E-Mycin or Ethril or Ilosone or Pediamycin) obtained from the actinomycete Streptomyces erythreus
  
• gentamicin, Garamycin go
  an antibiotic (trade name Garamycin) that is derived from an actinomycete
  
• gramicidin go
  an antibiotic produced by a soil bacterium
  
• kanamycin, Kantrex go
  antibiotic (trade name Kantrex) used to treat severe infections
  
• lincomycin, Lincocin go
  antibiotic (trade name Lincocin) obtained from a streptomyces bacterium and used in the treatment of certain penicillin-resistant infections
  
• mitomycin, Mutamycin go
  a complex of antibiotic substances obtained from a streptomyces bacterium
  
• mycomycin go
  a highly unsaturated antibiotic acid obtained from an actinomycete
  
• neomycin, fradicin, Neobiotic go
  an antibiotic obtained from an actinomycete and used (as a sulphate under the trade name Neobiotic) as an intestinal antiseptic in surgery
  
• novobiocin go
  an antibiotic obtained from an actinomycete and used to treat infections by Gram-positive bacteria
  
• nystatin, Mycostatin, Nystan go
  an antifungal and antibiotic (trade names Mycostatin and Nystan) discovered in New York State
  
• oxytetracycline, hydroxytetracycline, oxytetracycline hydrochloride, Terramycin go
  a yellow crystalline antibiotic (trademark Terramycin) obtained from a soil actinomycete
  
• penicillin go
  any of various antibiotics obtained from Penicillium molds (or produced synthetically) and used in the treatment of various infections and diseases
  
• polymyxin go
  any of several toxic antibiotics obtained from a particular soil bacterium
  
• Primaxin go
  trade name for a parenteral antibiotic
  
• pyocyanase go
  a yellow-green mixture of antibiotics obtained from the bacillus of green pus
  
• pyocyanin go
  a toxic blue crystalline antibiotic found in green pus
  
• spectinomycin go
  an antibiotic used to treat gonorrhea
  
• streptomycin go
  an antibiotic produced by the actinomycete Streptomyces griseus and used to treat tuberculosis
  
• streptothricin go
  a basic antibiotic derived from a soil actinomycete
  
• subtilin go
  a polypeptide antibiotic (similar to bacitracin) obtained from a soil bacterium
  
• tobramycin, Nebcin go
  an antibiotic (trade name Nebcin) that is especially effective against Gram-negative bacteria
  
• tyrocidine, tyrocidin go
  a basic polypeptide antibiotic derived from a soil bacterium
  
• tyrothricin go
  a mixture of antibiotics applied locally to infections caused by Gram-positive bacteria
  
• vancomycin, Vancocin go
  an antibiotic (trade name Vancocin) effective against some bacterial infections
  
• viomycin, Viocin go
  a basic polypeptide antibiotic (trade name Viocin) administered intramuscularly (along with other drugs) in the treatment of tuberculosis