Micromonospora

== Translingual == === Etymology === From micro- +‎ mono- +‎ Ancient Greek σπορά (sporá, “seed, offspring”). === Proper noun === Micromonospora f (bacteriology) A taxonomic genus within the family Micromonosporaceae – 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 Micromonospora echinospora, the source of gentamicin). ==== Hypernyms ==== (genus): Prokaryota – superkingdom; Bacteria – kingdom; Posibacteria – subkingdom; Actinobacteria – phylum; Actinobacteria – class; Micromonosporales – order; Micromonosporaceae – family ==== Hyponyms ==== (genus): Micromonospora chalcea – type species === References === Micromonospora on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Micromonospora on Wikispecies.Wikispecies Category:Micromonospora on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons Micromonospora at National Center for Biotechnology Information “Micromonospora”, in Merriam-Webster.com Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.