STREPTOMYCES SCABIES

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Cause of a potato disease characterized by brownish corky tissue

Synonyms:

potato scab bacteria; Streptomyces scabies

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("Streptomyces scabies" is a kind of...):

streptomyces (aerobic bacteria (some of which produce the antibiotic streptomycin))

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