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lincomycin (lĭng'kōmī`sĭn), antibiotic antibiotic, any of a variety of substances, usually obtained from microorganisms, that inhibit the growth of or destroy certain other microorganisms.

Types of Antibiotics

..... Click the link for more information. isolated from bacteria of the genus Streptomyces. Similar in activity to erythromycin erythromycin (ĭrĭth'rōmī`sĭn), any of several related antibiotic drugs produced by bacteria of the genus
..... Click the link for more information. , it is effective against most gram-positive organisms including staphylococci, some streptococci, and anaerobic bacteria of the genus Clostridium (see Gram's stain Gram's stain, laboratory staining technique that distinguishes between two groups of bacteria by the identification of differences in the structure of their cell walls.
..... Click the link for more information. ). Diarrhea and nausea are common side effects of the drug.

lincomycin [‚liŋ·kə′mīs·ən]

(microbiology)

C₁₈H₃₄O₆N₂S·HCl A monobasic crystalline antibiotic, produced byStreptomyces lincolnensis,that is active as lincomycin hydrochloride mainly toward gram-positive microorganisms.

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Types of Antibiotics

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