- streptomycete
[streptomycete 词源字典]
- "A bacterium which occurs chiefly in soil as aerobic saprophytes resembling moulds, several of which are important sources of antibiotics", 1950s: anglicized singular of modern Latin Streptomyces, from strepto- 'twisted' + Greek mukēs, mukēt- 'fungus'.[streptomycete etymology, streptomycete origin, 英语词源]