Erythromycin
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- What is erythromycin? • Erythromycin is in a group of drugs called macrolide antibiotics.
- Erythromycin is an antibiotic of macrolide type.
- Erythromycin is produced by a strain of Saccharopolyspora erythraea (formerly Streptomyces erythraeus) and belongs to the macrolide group of antibiotics.
- Erythromycin is an antibiotic that prevents bacteria from producing proteins, which interferes with bacterial growth and multiplication, while not affecting human cells.
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