polymyxin
English
Etymology
polymyxa + -in, from B. polymyxa (Bacillus polymyxa), from which the antibiotic was isolated.
Noun
polymyxin (plural polymyxins)
- Any of several toxic antibiotics, derived from the soil bacterium Bacillus polymyxa, used to treat infections by gram-negative bacteria
Hyponyms
- polymyxin A
- polymyxin B
- polymyxin C
- polymyxin D
- polymyxin E / colistin
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