mi·cro·mono·spo·ra
n 1 cap : a genus of actinomycetes that have well developed, branching, septate mycelia bearing single spores that are sessile or on short or long sporophores and that include several antibiotic-producing forms (as M. purpurea, the source of gentamicin) 2 pl -rae : any bacterium of the genus Micromonospora .
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