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From Aqaba on the Red Sea, where the bacteria were found, + -mycin.
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aqabamycin
aqa·ba·my·cinToday it means: Any of a class of nitro derivatives of maleimides, isolated from a bacterium of the genus Vibrio, whose metabolites have antibacterial and cytotoxic properties Full definition →