capreomycin

capreomycin
cap·re·o·my·cin (kăp'rē-ō-mīʹsĭn) n.
An antibiotic derived from a bacterium (Streptomyces capreolus) that is effective against the microorganism responsible for tuberculosis in humans.
  [Latin capreolus diminutive of caper, capr-, goat + -mycin.]

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