micromonospora

mi·cro·mono·spo·ra -.män-ə-'spȯr-ə n

1) cap a genus of 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 M. purpurea, the source of gentamicin)

2) pl -rae -rē any bacterium of the genus Micromonospora

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Mi·cro·mo·no·spo·ra (mi″kro-mon″o-sporґə) [micro- + Gr. monos single + sporos seed] a genus of bacteria of the family Micromonosporaceae, made up of gram-positive, spore-forming, generally aerobic organisms that form a branched mycelium; they occur as saprophytic forms in soil and water. Various species are sources of aminoglycoside antibiotics. The type species is M. chalґcea.