Definition
oleandomycin
noun
- A macrolide antibiotic produced by the bacterium Streptomyces antibioticus, used to treat bacterial infections.
Usage: medical/pharmaceutical; less commonly used than newer macrolide antibiotics
Examples
- Oleandomycin was developed in the 1950s as a treatment for respiratory infections.
- The antibiotic oleandomycin inhibits bacterial protein synthesis.
- Oleandomycin has largely been replaced by more modern macrolide antibiotics in clinical practice.
- Researchers studied the effectiveness of oleandomycin against gram-positive bacteria.