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What does lankamycin mean?
A macrolide antibiotic produced by Streptomyces violaceusniger (correction of Streptomyces voilaceoniger)
Where does lankamycin come from?
From Lanka + -mycin, after Sri Lanka.

How to pronounce lankamycin

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