Preferred Label : virginiamycin;
MeSH definition : A cyclic polypeptide antibiotic complex from Streptomyces virginiae, S. loidensis,
S. mitakaensis, S. pristina-spiralis, S. ostreogriseus, and others. It consists of
2 major components, VIRGINIAMYCIN FACTOR M1 and virginiamycin Factor S1. It is used
to treat infections with gram-positive organisms and as a growth promoter in cattle,
swine, and poultry.;
MeSH synonym : virgimycine;
CISMeF synonym : phibro brand of virginiamycin; virginiamycin phibro brand; SmithKline beecham brand of virginiamycin; hancroft brand of virginiamycin; virginiamycin hancroft brand;
MeSH hyponym : antibiotic 899; stajac; founderguard; eskalin;
Related MeSH term : staphylomycin;
MeSH CAS label : virginiamycin;
Registry Number MeSH : 11006-76-1;
Wikipedia link : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virginiamycin;
Codes EINECS : 234-244-6;
Is substance : O;
Origin ID : D014769;
UMLS CUI : C0042754;
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A cyclic polypeptide antibiotic complex from Streptomyces virginiae, S. loidensis,
S. mitakaensis, S. pristina-spiralis, S. ostreogriseus, and others. It consists of
2 major components, VIRGINIAMYCIN FACTOR M1 and virginiamycin Factor S1. It is used
to treat infections with gram-positive organisms and as a growth promoter in cattle,
swine, and poultry.