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From: A Dictionary of Plant Sciences | Date: 1998 | Author: | Copyright information

antibiotic An antimetabolite obtained from or produced by a living bacterium, fungus, or plant, which, in very small amounts, is toxic or lethal to other organisms (usually other bacteria or fungi). The term may also refer to chemical derivatives of naturally occurring antibiotics or to synthetic substances with similar properties. Under natural conditions the ability to produce an antibiotic presumably confers a competitive advantage on the organism. Some antibiotics are important in the treatment of animal diseases caused by micro-organisms.

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