bacitracin

One entry found for bacitracin.

Main Entry: bac·i·tra·cin
Pronunciation: bas--trs-n
Function: noun
: a polypeptide antibiotic isolated from a bacillus (Bacillus subtilis or B. licheniformis) and usually used topically especially against gram-positive bacteria
Tra·cy /tr-s/ , Margaret American hospital patient. The antibiotic bacitracin was first identified in 1945 in wound drainage from Margaret Tracy.