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ibnoun	(education) An International Baccalaureate program
makkahnoun	Alternative form of Mecca. [(sometimes proscribed) A province of Saudi Arabia.]
meccanoun	(sometimes proscribed) A large city, the provincial capital of Mecca Province in the in the Hejaz region, Saudi Arabia, the holiest place in Islam, location of the sacred Ka'ba, and to which Muslims are required to make a hajj at least once in their lifetime, if possible.
neomycinnoun	(biochemistry, pharmacology) A broad-spectrum aminoglycoside antibiotic related to streptomycin that is produced by a streptomyces (Streptomyces fradiae) and used medically especially to treat local infections.
new delhi metallo-beta-lactamase 1	NDM-1 is an enzyme that makes bacteria resistant to a broad range of beta-lactam antibiotics.
methicillinnoun	(pharmacology) Alternative spelling of meticillin. [(pharmacology) A semisynthetic form of penicillin C₁₇H₂₀N₂O₆S used especially in the form of its sodium salt against staphylococci which produce penicillinase.]
carbenicillinnoun	(pharmacology) A broad-spectrum semisynthetic form of penicillin C₁₇H₁₈N₂O₆S used to treat infection by Gram-negative bacteria (as pseudomonas).
antimycin a	(more exactly antimycin A1b) a secondary metabolite produced by Streptomyces bacteria and a member of a group of related compounds called antimycins.
tetr	Tet Repressor proteins (otherwise known as TetR) are proteins playing an important role in conferring antibiotic resistance to large categories of bacterial species.
integronnoun	(genetics) A system of gene capture and dissemination
mrsanoun	(microbiology, medicine) Initialism of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus; a bacterium responsible for serious infections.
bacillus amyloliquefaciens	a species of bacterium in the genus Bacillus that is the source of the BamHI restriction enzyme.
bacteriocinnoun	(biochemistry) Any of a class of antibiotic toxins, produced by some bacteria, that target closely related bacteria
procaine benzylpenicillin	Procaine benzylpenicillin also known as penicillin G procaine, is an antibiotic useful for the treatment of a number of bacterial infections.
benzathine benzylpenicillinnoun	(pharmacology) An aqueous suspension of a relatively insoluble salt of benzylpenicillin that is absorbed slowly following intramuscular injection to provide a low but persistent level of benzylpenicillin in the blood plasma.
teixobactinnoun	(medicine) An antibiotic discovered in a screen of uncultured bacteria (Eleftheria terrae) grown in situ in soil, thought to be unlikely to lead to the development of resistance in pathogens.
ectoinenoun	(organic chemistry) 1,4,5,6-tetrahydro-2-methyl-4-pyrimidinecarboxylic acid, a compound found in several bacteria, used in skincare and suncare products
rifamycinnoun	(pharmacology) Any of a group of antibiotics, a subclass of the ansamycins, which are synthesized either naturally by the bacterium Amycolatopsis mediterranei or artificially.
antibioticnoun	(pharmacology) Any substance that can destroy or inhibit the growth of bacteria and similar microorganisms, generally transported by the lymphatic system.
glycopeptide antibiotic	Glycopeptide antibiotics are a class of drugs of microbial origin that are composed of glycosylated cyclic or polycyclic nonribosomal peptides.