Meaning : An antibiotic (trade name Erythrocin or E-Mycin or Ethril or Ilosone or Pediamycin) obtained from the actinomycete Streptomyces erythreus. Effective against many Gram-positive bacteria and some Gram-negative.
Synonyms : e-mycin, erythrocin, erythromycin, ethril, pediamycin